Vietti, Barolo Brunate

Vietti, Barolo BrunateThe Barolo Brunate was not made in 2014 because of hail damage. Instead, all the fruit was diverted to the Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco instead. This newest release, the 2015 Barolo Brunate, definitely makes up for the lost ground. This is an explosive and absolutely exuberant expression of Nebbiolo from a vineyard site in La Morra near M. Marengos property. Vietti farms two parcels here, a higher side of the vineyard and a lower one (near Damilano and

The nose of blackberry

Refined and complex

strangely making me think of Danish pastry towards the well-defined finish

which is very fragrant and ethereal

black cherry and pepper notes

Sweet red cherry

Firm reduction dominates everything with the exception of a fleeting floral note at present

this is an attractive mix of beautiful fruit and ample Gevrey character

This is an exceptional wine

it needs another 5 years or so in the cellar

This will probably always be chewy and I have put the drinking window earlier than it might otherwise be to avoid the risk of this drying out with extended bottle age

spice and earth scents where the wood treatment is admirably subtle if again not invisible