2017 Poderi Colla Dardi Le Rose Bussia Barolo [WE96][V94+]

Producer: Poderi Colla 
Region: Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 
Varietal: Nebbiolo 
Year: 2017 

Wine Enthusiast, 96 Points 

"Full-bodied and delicious, this opens with aromas of menthol, ripe wild berries, new leather and blue flowers. Reflecting the nose, the ripe, generous palate features cherry marinated in spirits, crushed raspberry, licorice and tobacco framed in tightly knit, noble tannins. Drink 2025–2032."  

Vinous, 94+ Points 

"The 2017 Barolo Bussia Dardi Le Rose is superb.  Classy and poised, the 2017 captures all the personality of Bussia.  The Colla Barolos typically need a few years to shine.  I imagine that will be the case here as well.  As attractive as the 2017 is today, the best is yet to come.  Crushed flowers, spice, sweet pipe tobacco and incense lend considerable nuance to a core of sweet Nebbiolo fruit.  What a pretty wine this is." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"This wine is a stunner, expressing classic aromas of dried rose and orange peel, sour cherries, tobacco and leather that beckon your nose as far into the glass as it can go. The subtlety of the wine is extraordinary for a young Barolo and can be matched only by a few of the greats, like Guisseppe Mascarello's Monprivato. Aromatically, the wine offers a brilliant constellation of classic Barolo scents. On the palate, the typically stern tannins of a young Barolo are finely polished and are buoyed by the refreshing acidity from the site's high elevation.  The palate aromas mirror the nose and add brown earth, dried cherry, aperol, toasted cedar, almond flower and fresh porcini.  Floral and savory to the bone, this near masterpiece lends itself to a perfect Italian feast. One of the greatest wines in our collection, this should be drunk when you feel the desire to lose yourself in a wine of pure Piemontese dialect and culture. You might need at least two of these." 

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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