The Mascarello family has crafted a silky and fine red wine that presents impressive elegance, but it's also very accessible at the same time. The easy-to-drink 2016 Langhe Nebbiolo offers a juicy core of dark fruit and cassis surrounded by delicate tones of ash, flint, licorice and smoke. Despite those dusty aromas, there is a great sense of inner energy and zest that emerges from the very core of this textbook Nebbiolo. - Monica Larner