Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, 2016 4th of july natural very complex and utterly refined

very complex and utterly refined finish

Fresh and juicy with structure

and Tesson is where it all comes together: similar mineral focus to his Chevalieres but with even more mid-palate weight and length

Both founders come from vignaioli (winemaker) families and started fresh with their own estate

Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one of those small Burgundy estates that flew under the radar for years — selling fruit to négociants right up until 2009/2010 — before quietly becoming one of the more talked-about names on the Côte de Nuits

Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, 2016 4th of july natural very complex and utterly refinedBarolo from the house that put Barolo on the map. Marchesi di Barolo traces its lineage to the Marchesa Falletti, the noblewoman credited with formalizing Nebbiolo in this corner of Piedmont in the 1800s, and the cellars themselves were purchased in 1929 by Pietro Abbona; his great grandson Ernesto and family run the property today. The 2016 vintage is the headline: a legendary classical year that gave Barolo its full toolkit of structure, perfume,