Giovanni Manzone, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:1998 with quite a bit of

with quite a bit of intensity lurking in the background

boasting a touch of talc

There is excellent intensity to the powerful and muscular flavors that pack plenty of punch as well as solid mid-palate density before culminating in a sleek and stony finish that delivers fine depth and outstanding length

There is again very good intensity to the bigger-bodied and more muscular medium weight plus flavors that brim with both minerality and dry extract on the moderately austere

satiny textured and multidimensional

Giovanni Manzone, Barolo Gramolere Vintage:1998 with quite a bit ofGorgeous aromas of ripe fruit, spices and light cedar. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. This is balanced and wonderfully made, with great concentration. Great value too. Best after 2007. 850 cases made. JS