2017 G.D. Vajra Barolo Bricco Delle Viole

2017 G.D. Vajra Barolo DOCG Bricco Delle Viole Piedmont Italy  97
15%, 750 ml, $85
Very full and plush then youthfully chewy (softens several days after opening, or leaving in a carafe to breath overnight), balanced, complex, tart and dry with notes of raspberry, wild strawberry, cherry, ragu, tar, white chocolate, black licorice, mint, coriander seed, toasted almond and cedar.