Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero

Vietti, Barolo Riserva VilleroThis is the 13th edition that Vietti has come out with, over the span of 38 years, of this stunning Riserva, a wine that ultimately is produced only about once every four years or so. It was not made after the previous harvest, in 2011. The recent editions have been nothing short of spectacular, earning 100 point scores in both 2007 and 2009 and 99 points in its latest appearance, 2010. It's a series that has set the bar extraordinarily high, and this

Drink this supple

I have always had a weakness for Roberto Voerzio's 2000 Barolo Cerequio

I had two vintages of the old-vine cuvée to taste side by side

It also shows a slightly roasted quality it has always had that is a hallmark of this warm vintage

It's a series that has set the bar extraordinarily high

but unlike vintages of ten years ago

The 2001 Sorì San Lorenzo is all about finesse and texture

(69% cabernet sauvignon

Barroso and San Cristobal and contain some 2% other varieties

serious and impressively persistent finish

but the plummy fruit and spicy wood appear to be nicely integrated

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