Notes of dried cranberries, dried orange peel, licorice and raw mushrooms. Medium-bodied with chewy tannins. A little tight with a drying finish, yet it is polished and lingering.

The Giovanni Viberti 2019 Barolo Buon Padre (the “good father”) opens to fine and ethereal aromas of blue flower, cassis and powdery licorice. The wine offers more substance and fiber to the palate thanks to a long-lasting silky finish. Put this wine aside for more aging.

An inviting red, delivering an appealing mix of lushness and vibrancy, with a tightly wound structure penetrated by cherry, raspberry, stony mineral and underbrush aromas and flavors. Stays long and complex on the finish.

Savory berries, wet earth and mineral to the nose with a hint of cinnamon spice. Tight and tannic on the palate with a medium body, delivering some goji berries and old leather in the middle.

The 2018 Barolo Buon Padre is tight and streamlined with an elegant delivery of small berry fruit and sour cherry. Nebbiolo’s silky fruit is enhanced by blood orange, rusty nail and crushed stone. Buon Padre is in fact an ambitious blend from nine vineyard sites: Bricco delle Viole, San Pietro, La Volta, Fossati, Alessandria, San Ponzi, Albarella, Ravera and Terlo.

A linear red, with aromas of rose petal, cherry, strawberry and iron allied with a firm spine of tannins. Though on the austere side now, this is balanced and long overall.

Here’s a wine that vaunts its hot-vintage aromas of wild rose, cherry and red fruit in a careful and contained manner. The Giovanni Viberti 2017 Barolo Buon Padre draws its fruit from nine different vineyard sites: Bricco delle Viole, San Pietro, La Volta, Fossati, Alessandria, San Ponzi, Albarella, Ravera and Terlo. The results are balanced, and indeed this wine reveals more acidity or freshness than we see in most of its peers from the challenging 2017 vintage. That freshness gives the wine a greater sense of lively fruit and accessibility. Buon Padre (the “good father”) is a solid medium-term Barolo for a fatty lamb dish.”

A rich, flavorful Barolo with plum and chocolate character. Hazelnuts and meat, too. It’s full-bodied and layered with a wonderful combination of ripe fruit and ripe tannins. Yet, it remains tight, focused and fresh. Give this some time to show its full potential. Try after 2024.

Marked by licorice, menthol, cherry and spice aromas and flavors, this red is densely structured and intense. A solid matrix of tannins provides support and a strong grip on the finish. Best from 2024 through 2045.

The aromas of crushed berries, orange peel and walnuts are very attractive. Full body, Layered and flavorful. Chewy tannins. Needs two or three years to soften, but very pretty already.

Wild berry, dark spice, new leather and truffle aromas take center stage along with a whiff of violet. The linear medium – bodied palate is on the racy side, offering cranberry, star anise and crushed herb alongside tight, close- grained tannins and vibrant acidity.

This red shimmers with licorice cherry, tar and mineral aromas and flavors. A bit heady, but expressive, with plenty of buried cherry notes at the core”

“Brightness and clarity with strawberry and cherry character on the nose. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a focused and polished finish. All in finesse and length.”

Scorched earth, game, forest floor and woodland berry aromas come together in the glass. The solid palate offers raw red berry, licorice, coffee and clove alongside assertive tannins and brisk acidity. Drink after 2019

A rich, powerful style, boasting cherry, mint, medicinal herb and tar flavors. The dense, ripe tannins linger on the finish, showing licorice and tar accents. Best from 2019 though 2030.

Brightness and clarity with strawberry and cherry character on the nose. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a focused and polished finish. All in finesse and length.

The 2010 Barolo Buon Padre is made from fruit from five separate vineyard sites: Bricco delle Viole, San Pietro, La Volta, Fossati, Alessandria and San Ponzio. Starting with the 2012 vintage, two more cru sites (Terlo and Ravera) will be added to the blend in various percentages. The color is bright and vibrant and the wine shows an immediate freshness and youthfulness that sets it apart from the preceding edition of the wine. Drink: 2015-2023.

Sensations of pressed rose, violet, black cherry, cinnamon and crushed raspberry emerge from this elegant Barolo alongside brisk acidity and tightly woven tannins. Give it time. Drink 2018-2030.

The 2009 Barolo Buon Padre shows some brown fading on the rim with savory aromas of cured meat and bresaola. It seems older than it really is. You can pull the cork on this bottle almost immediately. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2018.

Ripe cherry and black currant notes form the core of this medium-weight Barolo, with burly tannins. On the rustic side, offering a lingering, tobacco-tinged finish. Best from 2016 through 2028.

Vintner Giovanni Viberti has crafted a generous and dense Barolo that opens with inky concentration and intense aromas of blackberry preserve the cherry liqueur. Background shadings of leather, tobacco and cured meat round out the palate.

Modern in style, focused on bright, fresh cherry and black currant fruit, joined by sweet spices and toast for grace notes. Velvety and well-integrated, with a lingering, sweet finish. Best from 2012 through 2026.

This is packed, though in a compact, slight build. Enticing black cherry, black currant, menthol and licorice flavors come together with dense, ripe tannins. Needs time. Best from 2013 through 2027.

Ripe, offering plum, prune, eucalyptus and leather notes. Angular and austere, with stiff tannins on the finish. Difficult to see where this is headed. Best from 2013 through 2024.

Barolo Buon Padre (“good father”) is a wine that walks in delicate steps, rather than in leaps and bounds. This is a good thing, because the slow pace allows you to savor its lingering tones of cherry cola, licorice, jasmine and dried flower.