With the Barolo 1995, Flavio Roddolo champions a staunchly traditional style from Monforte d’Alba. Sourced from a small parcel in the Ravera cru of Monforte, where steep calcareous-clay soils endow Nebbiolo with a striking union of power, mineral austerity, and aromatic depth, this wine reflects Roddolo’s deeply personal viticulture and his practice of giving his wines unusually long aging before release.   

Today, the 1995 vintage reveals a complex, distinctly mature bouquet. Red cherry, dried plum, and dark berries sit alongside rose petals, licorice, and dried herbs. With air, notes of tobacco, leather, forest floor, tar, and fine earthy spice emerge. True to Roddolo’s traditional style, the fruit feels neither broad nor sweet, but cool and precise.

On the palate, the Barolo 1995 possesses a firm, dry frame with lively acidity and the finely grained tannic grip so characteristic of Nebbiolo. Mature cherry fruit is accompanied by licorice, iron, tobacco, and balsamic nuances. Despite its long aging, the wine remains taut and focused, favoring a lean, deep texture over plush opulence. The finish is long and shaped by dried herbs, earth, and mineral savor. Roddolo’s Barolo is prized precisely for this earthy, traditional character and its capacity for long-term evolution.

Its initial tannic austerity has gradually resolved into a supple, multi-layered texture, while acidity and mineral structure continue to provide tension—a characterful, fiercely individual Barolo that convinces not through opulence, but through depth, sense of place, and the uncompromisingly traditional signature of Flavio Roddolo.