Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero other_regions Subtle wood spice notes highlight

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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

delicious and very pinot flavors yet the finish is intensely earthy and serious

The 2008s show a work in progress as Conterno only had control of the vineyard for a few months that year

3% Cabernet Franc makes up the rest of the blend

Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero other_regions Subtle wood spice notes highlightThis 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