1997 Barolo Vecchie Vite dei Capalot e Brunate Riserva

The formidable 1997 Barolo Capalot della Brunate Riserva is a candidate for Barolo of the vintage. A massive wine, it exhibits aromas and flavors of vitamins, coffee, chocolate, black cherry liqueur, licorice, and pain grille, a terrific palate entry with oodles of glycerin as well as extract, multiple flavor layers, and sweet tannin in the 60-second finish. There is plenty of tannin lurking beneath the surface, so it, ideally, needs to be aged for 6-7 years. It will age for three decades. This is a tour de force in winemaking! A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620.