where chocolate-covered cherry
sweet fruit with bitter bones
structured and sapid
This dry-tasting Riesling is remarkably elegant and fresh
briny iodine
Franco Conterno Pietrin, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2019 Gevrey Chambertin where chocolate-covered cherryNebbiolo from Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy; fermented with native yeasts in old barrels, then raised for 24 months in neutral Slovenian oak, then 12 months in bottle before release; medium plus bodied and dry with notes of cherry lozenge, candied strawberry, overripe cranberry, red cherry, rose petals, with layers of tar, mushroom, dried star anise, black pepper, and vanilla spice, with oaky undertones, medium plus to high acidity, chalky tannins, and