The 2007 Barolo Conca is a deep, structured wine loaded with dark fruit, spices, menthol and licorice. This is a huge style for a Barolo from La Morra but there is plenty of underlying structure to balance the fruit pound for pound. The Conca is going to be a fascinating wine to follow over the course of its life. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2022. Proprietor Pietro Ratti continues to dial up the quality, especially with his Baroli. In 2007 those wines aren’t as differentiated in quality as they typically are, which is one of the qualities of the vintage in general.Importer: Dreyfus Ashby & Co., New York, NY; tel. (212) 818-0770

A modern style, deeply colored and spicy from new oak, delivering black cherry, plum and tar flavors. Rigid now, with additional tannins from the oak, but plenty of sweet fruit marks the long finish. Best from 2014 through 2030. 120 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

Barolo Conca opens with inky dark concentration and soothing aromas of black fruit, spice, cola, plum, prune and dried lavender buds. The nose presents those ethereal and delicate aromas, but in the mouth, it delivers thicker flavors of chocolate and mocha. Drink after 2018. ——M.L.(9/1/2011)—— 94