2016 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte

The Amalia Cascina in Langa 2016 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte offers a very floral bouquet with some greener aromas like you get with fresh shoots on springtime garden growth. It's all very pleasant and uplifting. The wine presents a very fresh and youthful set of aromas with white flowers, forest berry and a touch of sweet peach or nectarine. Dig a little deeper and you will find subtle hints of white licorice, spice and crushed stone. The wine needs time to take shape, as this initial showing is very focused on primary aromas both floral and fruity. The wine's overall personality is light and compact, and it will flesh out in time. However, those cool-vintage Nebbiolo tannins kick in at the end and remind you that this is a Barolo built to last, no matter how soft and delicate its bouquet may appear at this stage. The vines for this wine were planted in 1982. If you consider the altitude of the vineyard (located at 400 meters above sea level) and the soils (consisting of Sant'Agata blue-gray marls that are characteristic of this area), those fragrant floral notes make perfect sense. Only 3,500 bottles were made, and this wine was released in May 2020.