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The April 2024 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $120
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"The 2012 Barolo Riserva emerges from Corino's oldest vines in Giachini. Sweet, layered and exquisitely balanced, it exudes character. Fresh red fruits, floral notes and silky, ripe tannins are front and center. The dropping of new oak down to about 50% seems to allow the purity of the fruit to come through. The 2012 can be enjoyed now or cellared for another 10-15 years, perhaps more. It is one of the most beautiful wines I have ever tasted from Giuliano Corino, and also a clear overachiever for the vintage."
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"The 2012 Barolo Riserva emerges from Corino's oldest vines in Giachini. Sweet, layered and exquisitely balanced, it exudes character. Fresh red fruits, floral notes and silky, ripe tannins are front and center. The dropping of new oak down to about 50% seems to allow the purity of the fruit to come through. The 2012 can be enjoyed now or cellared for another 10-15 years, perhaps more. It is one of the most beautiful wines I have ever tasted from Giuliano Corino, and also a clear overachiever for the vintage."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.