Roses, bark, baking spices and plums both in the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with a pretty center palate of fruit and polished tannins. Already very drinkable. Better after 2025.

Pure, with a delicate beam of black cherry and black currant fruit, accented by floral, graphite and tobacco notes, this red starts out supple, before the powdery tannins surface. Balanced and long, this needs three to five years to find its drinking window. Best from 2027 through 2046. 500 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

This has a woodsy underbrush, damp hay note, along with menthol and macerated cherry flavors. The ripe fruit is matched by dusty tannins and an astringent feel on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2038. 1,250 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

Mint, leather and tar accents frame the cherry compote center in this juicy red, which is balanced already in its youth, lingering with fresh fruit, wild herb and mineral details on the long finish. Best from 2024 through 2042. 1,250 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

Showing a lean, ruby-colored appearance, the Fontanafredda 2017 Barolo Fontanafredda Proprietà in Fontanafredda does a very good job in a difficult vintage. The wine opens to bright cherry, cassis and rose, and its intensity is not too bright and not too light. The wine hits the right marks with a softy polished mouthfeel and integrated tannins. This was a release of about 15,000 bottles.