The pretty 2011 Barolo Tre Tine shows elegance

Thick and fat to the point of being oily in texture

000 bottles were filled

Full bodied

It has a perfumed bouquet of bilberry and mulberry fruit

Fontodi, Flaccianello della Pieve Size:6L The pretty 2011 Barolo TreThe 2011 and 2012 vintages are close cousins, with the 2011 Flaccianello della Pieve appearing a bit softer and plumper around the midsection. This was a notoriously warm vintage that saw sugar and phenolic ripeness shoot up very quickly at the end of the growing season. Indeed, this wine produces a noticeable level of sweetness on the finish, all surrounded by jammy flavors of cherry confit and blackberry marmalade. My observation is that this 2011