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Vietti Barolo Riserva 2017

Vietti Barolo Riserva 2017

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Size | 750mL

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Winemaker Notes

The idea of the Barolo Riserva was born during the continuous experimentations carried out both in the vineyards and in the cellar, for the choice of grapes that will be used for the Barolo Castiglione. Throughout the years, some very high-quality vineyard plots have drawn the attention of the team during harvest. The grapes from those plots were set aside and vinified and aged separately. In 2023, the Vietti Barolo DOCG Riserva was born with the 2015 vintage, with grapes coming from vineyards in the Castiglione Falletto commune. For the 2016 the selection came from Serralunga. The 2016 also sees some whole-cluster fermentation, and aged 24 months in large casks, maturing in the bottle for 60 months.

Details

Wine Type
Red
Producer
Vietti
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Grape
Nebbiolo

Professional Ratings

97 James Suckling

Intense and almost intoxicating nose of peonies, Parma violets, bright cinnamon, earth, strawberries and touches of blood oranges and chocolate. Full-bodied and full of fruit concentration, it shows dense and velvety tannins and a lot of freshness and lifted acidity in the finish. Leesy, savory aftertaste. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

93 Wine Spectator

Rose, cherry, raspberry, menthol and mineral flavors course through this elegant red. There are balsamic and earthy elements, yet this is more about the red fruit. Offers fine length, with dusty tannins lingering. Drink now through 2039.

90 Vinous

The 2017 Barolo Riserva emerges from an east-facing site in Serralunga and was done with 60% stems. Dark red-toned fruit, leather, tobacco and dried herbs are all framed by insistent Serralunga tannins. Initially, this wine was conceived as a Riserva from the Barolo Castiglione program that focused on a single site and some of the more experimental approaches Vietti was trialing at the time. Today, with the significant growth of the range in all directions, it's harder to see where this fits.

About the Producer

Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800's by Carlo Vietti. The estate has gradually grown over time, and today the vineyard holdings include some of the most highly prized terroirs within the Barolo and Barbaresco winegrowing areas. Although they had been making wine for four generations, the turning point came at the end of the 1950's when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado, whose intuitions - from the production of one of the first Barolo crus (1961 - Roc…

Vietti Barolo Riserva 2017

$170.00
$170.00
Sold Out