By Colin Hay

As the first wine releases start to hit La Place de Bordeaux, db‘s Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay gives his verdict on the Italian and Spanish red wines rolling out in the September campaign.  

Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Munie (Parusso) 2016 (Barolo Riserva; 100% Nebbiolo; 14.5% alcohol). A superb wine from a top terroir in a top vintage, this is Parusso at its very best. Much more youthful than the 2015 vintage of this wine tasted a year ago. Succulent, lithe, quite plump and seductive yet subtle and a little held-back at the same time. There’s considerable power here but it’s very nicely disguised and one has the very distinct sensation that this is a wine with massive aging potential that, despite its obvious poise and harmony, is really only revealing an iota of its full potential at this stage. That said, there’s a lot to love here already – with a wonderfully succulent and glistening mid-palate crystallinity. I adore, too, the lavender and rose petal notes that gather towards the finish. Quite simply the best single wine I’ve tasted from Parusso. 97.