Fratelli Alessandria keeps its Barolo in oak casks for three years

but also some that will go down as landmarks in that history

round and delicious middle weight flavors possess lovely complexity on the sappy and persistent finish

With a decanter filled with crème de cassis

Montrose Vintage:1998 Fratelli Alessandria keeps its BaroloThe 2015 Montrose has a very intense bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis, iodine and violet scents that blossom in the glass, demonstrating more exuberance than (what transpired to be) the 2015 Meyney. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, very well judged acidity, taut and linear with satisfying freshness and poise on the finish. Maybe this just has the edge over the Meyney. Superb. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.