Country: Italy / Le Coste di Monforte
Variety: Nebbiolo Piedmont
Winery: Parusso / Barolo
This offers aromas of dill, wet leaves, hay, pickled beets, roasted coffee bean and spearmint. The palate lacks fruit richness, delivering instead espresso and vanilla-sweetened oak. Astringent tannins generate a tongue-drying finish.