Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina - 2007 (750ml) Santa Barbara County but gloriously pure

but gloriously pure

but low yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare and a harvest that lasted from October 9th to October 20th produced a wine with the highest alcohol level

this wine has a flamboyant nose of fruitcake

incipient complexity

their winemaker is Gemma Martinez

Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina - 2007 (750ml) Santa Barbara County but gloriously pureThe 2007 Barolo Arborina is another stunner. The intense aromatics are a dead give way for what is to follow, which is to say a virtual explosion of flavors. The Arborina boasts fabulous balance, intensity and raciness in a style that brings to mind the wines of Henri Jayer. Anticipated maturity: 2015 2032. These days Elio Altare keeps a lower profile than he did a decade ago, when his outspoken views were the subject of so much controversy in the