Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina - 2007 (750ml) Santa Barbara County with soft round tannins and

with soft round tannins and a long lasting finish

this wine has a flamboyant nose of fruitcake

but gloriously pure

their winemaker is Gemma Martinez

Impressively made with impeccable attention to detail (it is sorted berry by berry rather than grape bunch by grape bunch)

Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina - 2007 (750ml) Santa Barbara County with soft round tannins andThe 2007 Barolo Arborina is another stunner. The intense aromatics are a dead give way for what is to follow, which is to say a virtual explosion of flavors. The Arborina boasts fabulous balance, intensity and raciness in a style that brings to mind the wines of Henri Jayer. Anticipated maturity: 2015 2032. These days Elio Altare keeps a lower profile than he did a decade ago, when his outspoken views were the subject of so much controversy in the