This delicate Nebbiolo opens to wild berry, rose, pressed violet, earth and powered licorice. The 2018 Barolo Cannubi takes a classic approach and underlines the elegant character of this most celebrated MGA site in the village of Barolo. The wine feels light and weightless when it first hits the palate, but don't be deceived. It offers ample power and length once you take it all in.

The 2018 Barolo Cannubi is bright and effusive, as wines from this site tend do be. Crushed flowers, spice, new leather and macerated cherry are some of the notes that soar from the glass. The Cannubi offers fine depth and tons of site character, both of which were hard to achieve in 2018.

This has earthy aromas recalling black olive, new leather and ripe dark-skinned fruit that mingle with underbrush and violet. Savory and ripe, the full-bodied palate also has an earthy charm, offering game, truffle, raspberry compote, cherry steeped in spirits, licorice and mint framed in tightly knit, fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity provides balance.