Story of the Wine: Essenze is a wine that captures, by blending the wines from several of the best vineyards in the district, the essence of Barolo. The wines from the village of Barolo, are rightly considered amongst the finest in the world. However, the Nebbiolo grape is notoriously fickle and really does not accommodate itself very well outside this small region, south of Torino in Piemonte. All the districts represented in this wine have their own very different characteristics that contribute to the final blend and its flavours. Essenze was first made in 2001 vintage. From the 2010 vintage Barolos can use the name of the commune from which they come hence Barolo del Comune di Barolo. Grape(s): 100% Nebbiolo Area: From separate vineyards; Bussia in Monforte dAlba, Annunziata in La Morra, Ravera in Novello, La Volta in Barolo, Scarrone in Castiglione Falletto and Gianetto in Serralunga dAlba. Barolo is rightly regarded as one of Italys greatest wines. Essenze from Vite Colte, an award winning winery part of Terre da Vino, comes from a selection of vineyards only in the village of Barolo itself. A complex nose that includes tobacco, red berries and a touch of cloves. On the palate it is dense and concentrated with plenty of fruit and a long, firmly dry finish. ABV 14%