Lodali Lorens Barolo 2013 (750ml) Romanee-Saint-Vivant the philosophy of the makers

the philosophy of the makers of this white wine from 100-year-old vineyards is to leave nature as untouched as possible and to act with patience and restraint when making the wine

95 points Tim Atkin

a teenaged egg and produce farmer named Aldo Biale employed the code name ‘black chicken’ on the phone to keep his bootleg jugs of home-grown and homemade Zinfandel a secret from neighbors and authorities

yet clean and brilliantly unoaked

Buisson Renard is the slow-burner: nuanced

Lodali Lorens Barolo 2013 (750ml) Romanee-Saint-Vivant the philosophy of the makersThis opens with aromas of French oak, coconut, menthol and fragrant blue flowers. It's full bodied and enveloping, doling out cherry marinated in spirits, prune, vanilla and licorice alongside fine grained tannins. You'll also detect the warmth of evident alcohol that marks the close.