2008 Barolo, Brunate, Marcarini, Piedmont, Italy

First labelled and sold as a single-vineyard wine in 1934, Brunate is one of the Grand Crus of the Langhe region, even if the classification has not yet been made. Why? Because of its ability to deliver high quality fruit year-in, year-out. It is at the base of the La Morra slope, in a plum south amphiteatro which generates plenty of steamy heat by day and because of its position low down, it chills down quickly by night, preserving the perfumes and extending the hang-time. The wine has a broad and emphatic balsamic richness with a hedonistic meaty, rich strawberry feel, while maintaining a freshness and zip.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer