A plump, cherry-, raspberry- and tar-flavored red, showing accents of mineral, tobacco and eucalyptus, with a swath of solid tannins guarding the finish. Balanced and long, this should come around soon. Best from 2026 through 2045. 4,000 cases made.

The 2019 Barolo Monfalletto is a dense, powerful wine. I don't remember a vintage of the Monfalletto with this much sheer concentration and color saturation. Black cherry, plum, mocha, spice, licorice and new leather are all dialed up. The 2019 is undoubtedly a very fine Barolo, but the style is pretty pushed in the direction of textural opulence. In my view, some La Morra typicity is lost, but, to be fair, expressive village character does not seem to be the objective here. I am very intrigued to see how this ages.