Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2016 CALIOTHER and years resting on the

and years resting on the lees in chalk cellars

then went looking for old vines in the southern Rhone

Usually some 25 years old

just next door — Chateau Latour a Pomerol is one of the appellation's quietly great names

After a few minutes of aeration

Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2016 CALIOTHER and years resting on theSarmassa is a powerhouse cru in the town of Barolo, and it gives Brezza's most muscular wine. This historic family domaine works traditionally, and from Sarmassa's sun soaked, structured site they draw a Barolo with real density and grip. The 2016 vintage was one of Piedmont's finest in recent memory, a cool, balanced year that produced classically proportioned wines built for the long haul. This is Nebbiolo for the cellar: give it time and it rewards