1999 Aldo e Riccardo Seghesio Barolo La Villa
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Seghesio's 1999 Barolo La Villa is now fully mature. The fruit has begun to dry out, while the aromatics are in their tertiary stage. Any remaining bottles need to be finished.
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Medium ruby. The La Villa offers notes of flowers, spices, earthiness, tobacco and licorice on a somewhat compact, medium-bodied frame with notable length, but in a less fruit-driven, more ethereal style. It is a fairly accessible wine for the vintage and given its secondary and tertiary aromas and flavors my preference would be to drink it over the next five to seven years.
Brothers Aldo and Riccardo Seghesio’s wines privilege suppleness and balance, as the 1999 Barolo La Villa demonstrates. A fresh garnet, with a spicy caramel, floral, smoky and tarry nose, its round flavors, satiny texture, mineral and licorice notes, and overall finesse could easily lead one to mistake this for a fine Cerequio or Brunate. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2018. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411
Moderately saturated brick-red. Lively aromas of strawberry, smoke, truffle and underbrush; faintly liqueur-like. Spicy, fruity and powerful; a very ripe wine with strong backbone and big, chewy tannins.