The 2016 Vintage Port was originally seen about a week before bottling in a more unsettled incarnation

Fratelli Alessandria keeps its Barolo in oak casks for three years

showing tons of intensity

but promises great aging potential

so there is plenty of Nebbiolo structure and tannin

Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis other_regions_italy The 2016 Vintage Port wasA ripe and wonderfully fresh nose also flashes plenty of classic Chablis character on the white fleshed fruit and floral nose where background notes of iodine and oyster shell are present. The sleek, delicious and vibrant medium weight flavors exude evident minerality on the clean, dry and balanced finale where a touch of bitter lemon character slowly emerges. This impressively intense effort is a quality Chablis villages.