The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a little brine on the entry

pure and highly complex red berry fruit aromas nuanced by a hint of iron oxide (a rusty earth character) that precedes rich

expertly interwoven and united

This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend or might trip over its untrammeled ambition

but manages to deliver - and then some

Elio Altare, Barolo Arborina Vintage:2005 The palate is medium-bodied withThe 2010 Barolo Arborina shows a strong fruit profile with cherry and cassis that sets it apart from the 2009 vintage that is extremely generous in floral tones of crushed flower and rose. This expression shows great power and substance with 20 to 30% new oak. This is a precise and sharp wine with a heightened sense of focus and definition that is backed by pretty mineral shadings. Hold this wine ten years or more. Drink, 2017 2035.