2021 Guido Porro, Barolo, Gianetto Region_Catalunya created some remarkably balanced wines

created some remarkably balanced wines

and chamomile with a lovely textured mouthfeel and well-structured bitter backbone

maritime volatility of the region

The botanicals—sourced both from the Friulian mountains and globally—are macerated and then aged in barriques alongside the grape distillate

preferring native yeasts and sparse additions of sulfur

2021 Guido Porro, Barolo, Gianetto Region_Catalunya created some remarkably balanced winesThe 2021 release from Guido Porro is the best we can remember. Though based in Serralunga, these Barolos are unusually approachable in their youth, often at their best within the first five years of release. Yet in 2021, they promise an additional six to eight years of graceful evolution for those willing to cellar them. We often think of them like Volnay in Barolo: graceful yet structured, with that silken charm that never feels forced. The 2021