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Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2015 150cl

DOCG | Barolo | Piemonte | Italy
CHF 389.15

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2015
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96 Robert Parker
Along with the Ravera, the 2015 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione has a very fresh feeling (they are both grown with less direct sunlight). Indeed, there are many similarities between these two prestigious Barolos from Vietti, but the differences start with the vinification methods. While the Ravera sees malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, the Rocche di Castiglione completes that phase in botte. To continue the comparison, these two wines are certainly more closed than the other Barolo crus from this producer, the Lazzarito and the Brunate, which blossom and open more quickly. Even though it is a bit shy, the defining characteristics of herbaceous rosemary and balsamic notes show up well in this vintage of the Rocche di Castiglione, a vineyard site that prizes elegance above all else.
94 Vinous
The 2015 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is incredibly inviting from the very first taste. Silky and aromatic, the Rocche shows plenty of the classiness that is such a signature of this Castiglione Falletto site. As with all of these 2015s, readers will have to be patient. The 2015 gains striking volume and resonance with time in the glass, but a few years in bottle are an absolute must for the wine to show at its very best.
Producer
Vietti
While the Vietti family can traces its roots back to the 19th century, it was not until the early 20th century that the Vietti name became associated with wine. Patriarch, Mariot Vietti is the man responsible for Vietti’s first wines. He completely transformed the family farm into a grape-growing and wine-producing business. Based in a quaint medieval village of Castiglione Falletto, the estate lies in the center of Piedmont’s renowned Langhe wine region. With years of commitment, the family winery became one of the leading producers in Piedmont. Under the leadership of Luciana Vietti’s husband, Alfredo Currado, the estate in the mid-1900s was amongst the first wineries to export to the United States, vinify grapes from single-vineyards, such as Brunate, Rocche and Villero, and reinvent the long-lost native variety, Arneis. Today, Arneis is the most celebrated white variety from the Roero region. Alfredo and Luciana’s son, Luca joined the winery’s team in 1990, focusing on both innovative vinification techniques, as well as, meticulous and organic cultivation in the vineyard. As the fourth generation settles in, the Vietti winery continues to astound wine enthusiasts and critics with their artfully handcrafted wines.