The 2004 Barolo Parafada is the softest and most open-knit of Massolino's Barolos

Full-bodied and chewy yet intense and persistent

the middle weight and tautly muscular flavors exhibit a distinctly different texture while delivering the same excellent depth and persistence on the youthfully austere and equally structured finale

with all the tannins resolved

Readers will have to be especially patient

Benjamin Romeo, Carmen Gran Reserva Brut Zero The 2004 Barolo Parafada isThe 2008 Carmen Gran Reserva has a classic nose with notes of American oak, some herbaceous character (I mean it in a positive, fresh way) in the shape of some spearmint. It displays an array of notes of tobacco, cured meats, leather, balsamic herbs and a hint of chalk. The medium bodied palate reveals a powerful Gran Reserva, with intense flavors, great acidity and length. This wine is very different in style to the rest of Benjamin's wines,