2019 Fratelli Alessandria Monvigliero Barolo - PIEDMONT, ITALY. 750ml
Note: The Monvigliero vineyard the most prestigious of all the Alessandria estates and the best vineyard in Verduno and indeed the whole of Barolo. It is at an altitude of 320 metres and is over 30 years old, despite being in the far north of the Barolo region this vineyard is one of the earliest picked each year.
‘The 2019 Barolo Monvigliero shows a medium dark garnet appearance with an especially focused quality of fruit. There is wild cherry and Japanese plum, but the Monvigliero cru also delivers crushed rose, earthy iris root, candied orange peel with clove and dustings of black pepper. The wine is exceedingly silky and polished in texture, but its inherent complexity is never diminished. It should be interesting to revisit this bottle after the 10-year mark. This estate was the first to bottle a Monvigliero in 1978, and today 7,000 bottles are made. Drink: 2025-2045’ 97 Points - Moncia Larner, RobertParker.com (Aug 2023)
