Palladino

Barolo 'Parafada' 2010

94

Polished and structured, this opens with aromas of crushed violets, red berry, leather and intense balsamic notes. The delicious palate is surprisingly approachable for a Barolo from Serralunga, delivering succulent wild cherry, cocoa, clove, and sage alongside big, velvety tannins. Hold for complexity. Drink after 2020

Palladino

Barolo 'Parafada' 2010

93

A tight, formidable wine with graceful lines, this shows both the accessibility and the depth of the 2010 vintage. It’s perfumed by new oak (the wine spent time in French barriques, 50 percent new, and then a year in large Slavonian oak casks), which adds a chocolate richness to the flavors of cherries and truffles, but there’s enough fresh anise and floral lily character to keep it subtle and balanced. A sleek Barolo to age or to decant and enjoy as a young wine. Enotec Imports, Denver, CO

Palladino

Barolo 'Parafada' 2010

92

Pure, clean, balanced aromas and flavours of red cherry, floral red berries, milk chocolate, and sweet spices. Surprisingly smooth and utterly irresistible with anise perfumes to finish. Drinking Window 2018 - 2035