Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2020 Bodegas Nekeas offering juicy black raspberry and

offering juicy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a suggestion of five-spice powder

Electric acidity imparts energy

Nutty and dry nuances of vanilla

The flagship from this great estate is the 2018 Sorella

Guido Porro Vigna S. Caterina, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2020 Bodegas Nekeas offering juicy black raspberry andVery expressive on the second tasting. Demur on the first. Sumptuous aromas of pickled cherry, thyme, anise and polished leather. A broad swathe of tannins, beautifully managed and so nestled into the greater whole that this is already approachable. So open knit, in fact, so much so that one does not feel guilty in breaching it now. It may be at the puppy fat stage, of course, but this is really delicious. Drink or, better, hold for a decade.