Roagna Roagna Barolo del Comune di Barolo 2016 750ml

Juniper, strawberry, cherry, hay and soy flavors abound in this dense, lively red, which tightens up, losing a little of its initial fluidity and leaving a long, if compact, finish. Best from 2024 through 2042. 90 cases made. (Bruce Sanderson)

The 2016 Barolo del Comune di Barolo is an attractive, understated wine. Time in the glass brings out lovely inner sweetness and perfume. This is an especially ethereal style. Sweet dried cherry, crushed flowers, cedar and spice are nicely lifted. I would prefer to drink the 2016 over the next 10-15 years, as it does not appear to have the stuffing of the other wines in the range. The Comune bottling emerges from a parcel in the Terlo cru. (Antonio Galloni)