1999 Barolo... We should have been nicer to ye!

The 1999 vintage of Barolo suffers from middle child syndrome but tasters and critics alike are warming to its true potential.

The 1999 vintage of Barolo has the middle child syndrome.  Stuck in the middle of a string of excellent and diverse vintages, the 1999's got a polite hand on the head before being shuffled out of the kitchen to the back yard where the dog lay,  awaiting a comrade.

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Brad Royale

Brad Royale is the wine director for Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts and Taste restaurant. He has completed the ISG and WSET programs and judges for the Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards and International Value Wine Awards.