Hail the king of Italian wines

Singapore

THERE is one Italian wine which sadly is not as seen on local dinner tables as often it deserves, and that is Barolo, the "King of Italian Wines".

Barolo, from the northernmost wine region of Italy, is a wine famously needing decades to reach full maturity. Perhaps this accounts for its infrequent appearance. Its dense, full-bodied palate can be "off-putting", and takes some patience even in the glass.