Tasting Notes
Kerin O’Keefe 96
Supremely elegant, this fragrant Barolo opens with enticing scents of pressed rose, wild cherry, crushed mint and a potpourri of spice. Savory and linear, the vibrant palate delivers crushed strawberry, red cherry and star anise alongside silky, almost glossy tannins that twirl across the palate. Just gorgeous.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2030
Antonio Galloni 94
The 2018 Barolo Ornato is somber, brooding and quite closed in on itself. There’s a ton of aromatic and flavor complexity, but the fruit is very much in the background. It will be interesting to see if the 2018 emerges, or if it remains rather compact, as it is today. There’s a good bit of density and power behind all of that tannin. Hints of blood orange, crushed raspberry, rose petal and cinnamon linger on the super-classic finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2040
