Barolo, Riserva, Monvigliero
    Castello di Verduno

    Barolo, Riserva, Monvigliero,

    Destination

    Castello di Verduno, Barolo, Riserva, Monvigliero, 2011

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Castello di Verduno, Barolo, Riserva, Monvigliero, 2011

    Gorgeous airy and high toned aromas precede a palate that is suave and classy. Ripe and generous yet ethereal and lifted. Effortless flavours of damson, cherry, Victoria plum and forest berry breeze across the palate finishing with a spark of minerality that adds complexity and energy to the wine. A stunning beauty. A very steep south facing vineyard from Verduno, which, unusually for the area, has a relatively high chalk content. Giving a firmness and mineral backbone to the wine. The area is also influenced by the closer proximity to the river where there are big day/night temperature differences that help build up aroma in the wines. Monvigliero is steeper and has poorer soils than the Massara, producing intense and concentrated wines. Aged for three years in large slavonian cask, followed by two - three years in bottle. Less than 3000 bottles were produced.

    Maturity:
    Keep/Drink
    ABV:
    14.5%
    89/100
    Antonio Galloni, Vinous
    Castello di Verduno's 2011 Barolo Riserva Monvigliero is dark and powerful. Like many wines in this vintage, the Riserva presents slightly roasted quality to its fruit, along with a profile of tobacco, game, leather, licorice and dried herbs that suggest the wine is on a relatively fast aging curve. I would prefer to drink this hearty Barolo over the next handful of years or so. This is an especially tannic, forbidding, rustic wine within the context of the Monvigliero vineyard.
    Date Reviewed:
    10/2017
    Drinking Window:
    2019 - 2026

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    country:
    Italy
    region:
    Piedmont
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