2012 Barolo
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Tasting notes
Dried cherry, tobacco, cedar and worn in leather struggle to emerge from the 2012 Barolo. Medium in body, with washed out flavors and limited depth, the 2012 is a wine to drink over the next few years at most.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
More reviews and scores
The 2012 Barolo is a smooth and silky expression that offers a genuine level of simplicity and pureness that sets this wine apart. The wine's intensity is mild, but it offers elegantly understated tones of wild berry, ash, licorice and pressed rose petal. The finish is silky and tight, and although the wine does not play the extraction or power card, it does offer lingering finesse.
Palish ruby with orange tinges. Leafy cherry with a hint of cassis. Pretty nose and feather-light fruit on the palate, with gripping tannins. Intriguing. (WS)
About the producer
Founded in 1904 as Cantina Sociale "Ai Vini delle Langhe", Prunotto lies between Barolo and Barbaresco in the heart of the Langhe. Now part of the Antinori family of estates, it crafts terroir-driven wines that showcase the region's finest vineyard sites.