Aromas of potpourri and walnuts, as well as a heart of dried red cherries and wet stones. The palate has a fine, crunchy thread of ripe tannins, carrying ripe cherries in a sturdy, long and balanced style. Drink from 2022.

Sweet, ripe cherry, plum and raspberry fruit permeates this supple red, with accents of licorice, tar and cardamom. Lithe, picking up mint and eucalyptus notes on the finish. Best from 2023 through 2040.

All of these wines from Gianni Gagliardo are packaged in heavy glass bottles. In this case, 23,346 of them. The 2017 Barolo opens to medium consistency and dark ruby hues and conjures up dried cherry, tar, smoke and licorice. This is a buttoned-up Barolo with freshness and soft spice. All in all, it's a nice, classic expression of the vintage.