Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 070226ROBUST 1/2 part demerara simple syrup

1/2 part demerara simple syrup and 3 dashes of aromatic bitters that clocks in at 43% ABV

grown on the same bright albariza chalk that gives fino its lift

The star of Michel Gahier's red lineup—old Trousseau vines planted in the 1940s on a gentle slope with superb sun exposure

concentrated vintage in Burgundy

heathery spice

Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 070226ROBUST 1/2 part demerara simple syrupA piece of Barolo history in the bottle. Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, founded in 1761, is one of the oldest houses in the region and was the official wine at the 1861 dinner celebrating Italy's unification. In the 1920s Cesare Borgogno began holding Barolo Riserva for around twenty years before release, and the estate still keeps a deep library of these traditionally made wines. This 1968 Riserva is Nebbiolo raised the old way in large Slavonian oak. A