Barolo Bricco Luciani, Mauro Molino 2017

Sweet berries, tar, asphalt and dried flowers on the nose. Medium to full body with chewy, polished and intense tannins. Hazelnuts and walnuts to the fruit at the end. Needs three or four years to come around. Try after 2024, but already impressive.

The Mauro Molino 2017 Barolo Bricco Luciani (with fruit from La Morra) shows a compact and firm approach that translates to the bouquet and the palate. This wine shows less primary fruit intensity. Instead, it offers a nuanced assembly of grilled herb, crushed stone and campfire ash. The wine is nicely balanced overall, but again, the Bricco Luciani feels like the most structured, savory and mineral driven of these various cru expressions.