Barolo, Torriglione, 2014
This was a great surprise to taste after a line of 2015s. Standing up to the impressive, warmer 2015 vintage, this offered beautifully delineated, bright refreshing fruit. Finely poised and racy but with a lovely sweetness of fruit and unexpectedly suave tannin quality. Vibrant, clear flavours of flowers, blueberry, loganberry and strawberry with sweet spicy tones offset by mouth-watering saltiness Blemded with Rocche dell Annunziata until 2010 this has since been ill be bottled up separately in magnums only and released a year later than the other Crus. From a small hill just below Rocche dell’Annunziata that produces powerful classically-styled Barolos. Like the Sarmassa the wine is aged differently to the other crus, for 24 months in 25% new oak barriques rather than in a mixture of barriques and 20hl wooden vats.
critic reviews
The 2014 Barolo Torriglione, tasted from magnum, is a very beautiful wine. The aromatics alone are exquisite. Dried flowers, mint, sweet red berry fruit, tobacco and licorice all grace this beguiling and expressive Barolo. All the elements come together so effortlessly. Slightly nervous tannins give the 2014 a real sense of vibrancy. It's a wonderful wine in a very challenging vintage. Available only in magnum.
The 2014 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata is slightly (just a hair) more accessible at this very premature stage in its drinking life. The wine opens to broad and wide fruit flavors that include cassis, wild cherry and dried blueberry with savory tones of tar, licorice and tobacco. These elements are carefully stitched together within a tight and elaborate embroidery. The mouthfeel is silky and long, but there is also a very subtle element of softness that makes this wine taste smooth and rich on the palate.