Giovanni Corino, Barolo Arborina other_regions_australia spicy red berries

spicy red berries

The 2020 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is soft

and it finishes with a flourish of spicy accents

The 2016 Chardonnay Genevieve's Block simply sings of jasmine

The palate is surprisingly powerful

Giovanni Corino, Barolo Arborina other_regions_australia spicy red berriesCorino's 2003 Barolo Arborina is deep, rich and powerful. It boasts terrific depth and volume, but time has shown what was perhaps less apparent when the wines were young. Namely that Rocche is one of the greatest sites in La Morra and Arborina is not. Not even close, actually. In the Arborina we find plenty of dark red and black fruit, smoke, incense, orange peel and spices, all in a generous, slightly bombastic style. Still, the wine's balance is