Tim Smith’s 2023 Shiraz Bugalugs offers a fresh take on a classic Aussie Shiraz
leaving a lingering note of red fruit and a delicate minerality
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Now run by grandsons Gaston and Marc Hochar
Massolino, Barolo Parafada, 2013 MSK_CHAMP_PS_22 Tim Smith’s 2023 Shiraz BugalugsMassolino has been making serious traditional Barolo in Serralunga d'Alba since 1896, and brothers Franco and Roberto continue to draw some of the most quietly classical wines of the commune from their lineup of single crus. Parafada is a south facing parcel of calcareous marl in Serralunga, and it tends to produce Barolo of dark fruit, deep minerality, and the firm, austere tannin profile that marks the village. The classical, properly structured