Paolo Conterno, Barolo Ginestra other_regions_italy The 2019 Riesling Auslese Rosalack

The 2019 Riesling Auslese Rosalack shows an intense white-golden color and offers a concentrated and spicy/flinty stone-fruit bouquet with coolish

and impressive purity as well as elegance

Discreet wood influence sets off spicy and ripe yet admirably fresh black fruit and warm earth aromas that precede the rich

sensual Pinot

A creamy nose with light toffee and spiced

Paolo Conterno, Barolo Ginestra other_regions_italy The 2019 Riesling Auslese RosalackThe 2013 Barolo Ginestra shows grace and purity, with significant power at the back that is partially fueled by the wine's well integrated alcohol (recorded at 15%). The wine's texture is compact, and the flavor knitting is tight and carefully detailed. These qualities bode very well for the future evolution of this vintage that will undoubtedly soften and flesh out with more time in the bottle.