Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 champagne-club It's bright and saline with

It's bright and saline with real texture — lean and generous at the same time

but it's the kind that comes from cool-climate freshness rather than ripeness

Aromas of black cherry and raspberry jelly bloom into a seamlessly integrated palate with textural richness and barely-there tannins

and chalky minerality

Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 champagne-club It's bright and saline withA piece of Barolo history in the bottle. Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, founded in 1761, is one of the oldest houses in the region and was the official wine at the 1861 dinner celebrating Italy's unification. In the 1920s Cesare Borgogno began holding Barolo Riserva for around twenty years before release, and the estate still keeps a deep library of these traditionally made wines. This 1968 Riserva is Nebbiolo raised the old way in large Slavonian oak. A