The Negretti 2018 Barolo Mirau shows great intensity and nice balance. The wine is medium dark in color with big aromas of blackberry, ripe cherry and gardening soil. The Mirau offers up 15% alcohol, which is a lot to take in. Fruit comes from 45-year-old vines planted in cool soils with calcareous marl at 270 meters in elevation. The wine is aged in Swiss oak, which is a point of curiosity. Production is 9,000 bottles.