The backward 1996 Barolo offers a classic bouquet of licorice, tar, and black cherries. It is extremely powerful, large-scaled, and full-bodied, yet austere, seriously endowed, and aggressively tannic. Cellaring should smooth it out, but it is an old-styled powerhouse. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2015. Importer: Empson, USA, Alexandria, VA; tel. (703) 684-0900