I much prefer the 2010 La Gaffelière that I tasted the week previously

indeed almost delicate before culminating in a lingering finish

full and sweet broad-scaled flavors possessing serious amounts of dry extract on the palate drenching and hugely long finish imbued with bitter chocolate hints

With time in the glass the 1999 softens a bit

as it's opening nicely today

Livia Fontana, Barolo Villero Size:6x750ml I much prefer the 2010Livia Fontana, aided by her two sons, produces Barolo from Bussia in Monforte, and also this Villero from Castiglione Falletto. The prettiness of the nose, with its fragrant rose and raspberry aromas, is often typical of Villero, which has fairly sandy soils. It's intense and very fresh, showing mellow tannins and a distinct pungency because of its rather fierce acidity. It's quite long but it shows limited complexity at present.