Barolo, Brea Vigna Ca'Mia, 2016
A darker profile than the other wines. Winter fruit and forest berry mixed with spices, blood, salt, stones and mineral with fine-grained linear tannins and vivid freshness giving this supreme knife-edge balance. Focused and tense, powerful yet elegant. Noble and composed. A knock-out. The oldest vines on the estate. A 60-year-old Serralunga vineyard with a relatively high amount of limestone soils as well as clay that faces south east - situated on the eastern side of the commune.
critic reviews
The 2016 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia' continues a theme of total sensuality in this range. Black cherry, plum, spice, lavender, mint, licorice, sage, black pepper and leather infuse the wine with striking layers of nuance. The 2016 possesses striking inner perfume and tons of depth, with impossibly refined tannins that add to the wine's captivating balance. As always, this is the most reticent and inward of the four Barolos at Brovia, with a massively powerful finish. Even so, the 2016 possesses tremendous brilliance and plenty of the refinement that is such a signature of the vintage at this address. I can't wait to taste the 2016 with more time in bottle. What a wine!