Camille Giroud, Beaune Cras Vintage:2022 The 2001 Barolo Sarmassa (magnum)

The 2001 Barolo Sarmassa (magnum) flows onto the palate with crushed rose petals

needing some coaxing before it really starts to sing

pie crust and honey

indeed so much so that the sour-sweet and stony finish is almost chewy

33% of them new

Camille Giroud, Beaune Cras Vintage:2022 The 2001 Barolo Sarmassa (magnum)There is also a gentle touch of wood here combining with ripe, elegant and even more refined nose and precise, pure and racy flavors where the abundant sense of minerality takes center stage and continues to define the finish as well. I very much like the intensity here and the transparency is stunning. (89 92) 2012+