From a tiny yet renowned hillside vineyard, the 1997 Barolo Arborina displays an evolved garnet color with considerable amber at the edge. Spice box, licorice, cedar wood, cherries, currants, rose petals, and framboise aromas jump from the glass of this textured, full-bodied, fat, lush wine. This is a sexy, hedonistic, full-bodied, seamless, herb-tinged Barolo for drinking over the next decade. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

From a tiny yet renowned hillside vineyard, the 1997 Barolo Arborina displays an evolved garnet color with considerable amber at the edge. Spice box, licorice, cedar wood, cherries, currants, rose petals, and framboise aromas jump from the glass of this textured, full-bodied, fat, lush wine. This is a sexy, hedonistic, full-bodied, seamless, herb-tinged Barolo for drinking over the next decade.A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411