The 1998 Barolo Riserva Ginestra, a medium garnet, is sweet and ample in aroma with plenty of ripe cherry fruit and chocolate to accompany the tar and licorice, is concentrated and powerful in flavor, with much depth, interesting fennel and asphalt tones, and a sizeable, well sustained finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2018. I have some doubts about the advisability of a Riserva in the case of a producer with a limited production, but the wine itself is eminently valid.
Importer: Vignaioli Selection, New York, NY; tel. (212) 686-3095