2021 Barolo Villero
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The Brovia 2021 Barolo Villero has that powdery or chalky element that I love so much from this site. It's like crushed chalkboard, and it frames other more fragrant aromas of sambuca, aniseed, blueberry and lilac. This wine is beautifully complex, and it keeps going in the glass, unveiling new layers all the time. The same thing can be said of the long mouthfeel. Villero is 1.2 hectares at 230 to 350 meters above sea level with marl soils (a mix of silt and clay). The wine matures in 40-hectoliter French and Slavonian oak casks, and 5,000 bottles were created.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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A bright red color, the 2021 Barolo Villero is lifted on the nose with notes of minty herbs, fresh redcurrants, cinnamon, and cedar. The palate offers nervous tension, with finely coiled tannins, vibrant, ripe acidity, and a long, medium-framed feel with refreshing lift. It’s going to take time to unfurl, but I anticipate it improving over the coming 15-20 years.
Sweet, slightly cheesy nose. Edgy and drying on the end. (JR)
Castiglione Falletto. A paler shade of crimson than the Rocche di Castiglione. Sweetly aromatic raspberry fruit with an undertow of exotic spice. Truly becomes more and more multilayered with aeration. Cool, composed and suave cranberry and raspberry fruit that truly opens up on the finish, like a perfume. Long, gravelly tannins and supple acidity creating a perfect, balanced triangle. (WS)