Comm GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2021

Γευστικά Χαρακτηριστικά

Ανοικτό διαυγές, ρουμπινί χρώμα. Έντονο και αισθησιακό  άρωμα από τριαντάφυλλα, βιολέτες, κόκκινα μούρα, κεράσια και μπαχαρικά. Στο στόμα, ανάλαφρo, φρέσκο, αιθέριο, καθάριο, φρουτώδες, με γυαλισμένες τανίνες και πολύ μακρά επίγευση.

Οινοποίηση

Nebbiolo 100%. Από το κεντρικό αμφιθέατρο του λόφου στο Monvigliero, κοντά στο Verduno, το βορειότερο cru αμπελοτόπι του Barolo. Χειρονακτικός τρύγος, πάτημα με τα πόδια  ολόκληρο το τσαμπί σε ανοιχτές γαλλικές δρύινες δεξαμενές όπου γίνεται η αλκοολική ζύμωση με διαβροχή 60 ημερών με έλεγχο θερμοκρασίας και καταβυθισμένο καπέλο.

Ωρίμαση

Ακολουθεί μηλογαλακτική ζύμωση σε δρύινα βαρέλια Slavonian και Allier των 35-50 εκατολίτρων και παραμονή  για περίπου 3 χρόνια. Εμφιάλωση χωρίς φιλτράρισμα. Παραμονή στην φιάλη για τουλάχιστον 9 μήνες.

Mπορεί να παλαιώσει για 15-20 χρόνια.

Βαθμολογία

Vinous Antonio Galloni.98, Robert Parker The Wine Advocate.100, James Suckling.100, Vinous Antonio Galloni.98, Jeb Dunnuck.98, Wine Searcher avg.99, Vivino 4.5

James Suckling 100 points

“A perfumed wine full of intensity and vermouth-like complexity. Sweet spices dominate on the nose, with cinnamon, oak bark, peonies, Parma violets, violet candy and earthy strawberry fruit. Smooth attack, with a full body, refreshing lifted acidity and velvety, refined and elegant tannins. Savory finish full of details, with a rhubarb and dried orange aftertaste. Chiseled to perfection. A sleek wine for the long haul, but drinkable in two or three years.” -(JS) ” Tasted (01/2025) 

Wine Advocate 100 points
“The Comm. G.B. Burlotto 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is another headline achievement from vintner Fabio Alessandria. This wine certainly stands out in a crowd, and I would argue that its floral and herbal notes (linked to traditional whole-cluster fermentation) are more expertly and elegantly presented in this epic vintage. The wine shows growing vertical intensity with rosehip tea, crushed stone, bergamot and a spicy hint of ginger. But it remains demure all the while. The tannins in the Monvigliero are more resolved compared to the Cannubi and certainly the Castelletto, but the wine offers a different kind of structural backbone that permeates the entire palate with smooth silkiness, as opposed to showing up as textural firmness on the finish alone. That said, you’ll want to put this bottle aside for more cellar aging. (ML)” Tasted (01/2025) 

Jeb Dunnuck 98 points
“A singular and distinctive vintage, the 2021 Barolo Monvigliero leaps from the glass with lifted aromas of salted orange peel, concentrated wild strawberries, Asian spices, and brambly herbs. The palate is equally expressive and long, with profound structural tension and a noble feel, although it simultaneously has a singular expression of the place and winemaking style. It’s a brilliant wine all around, with great richness to its tannin structure, and it’s constantly evolving in the glass. Drink over the coming decades. (AF)” Tasted  (05/2025)

Kerin O’Keefe 98 points
“Iris, underbrush, perfumed red berry, new leather and camphor aromas lift out of the glass on the mesmerizing 2021 Monvigliero from Comm. G.B. Burlotto. Combining radiance and elegance with structure, personality with earthy sensations, the delicious palate possesses a pristine purity, delivering strawberry, wild raspberry, orange rind, grilled rosemary and truffle notes before closing on licorice and a salty note. Taut, ultra-refined tannins provide seamless but serious support while bright acidity keeps it impeccably balanced and energized. What a stunner. (KO)” Tasted  (01/2025)

 Vinous Antonio Galloni 98 points
“The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is a wine of sublime elegance and finesse. Soaring aromatics make a strong opening statement, but it is the wine's balance I am most drawn to. The Monvigliero was bottled a bit later than the other Barolos and is therefore a bit closed. Spice cake, rose petal, mint, gingerbread and mint unfurl in the glass. Exotic and alluring, with mind-blowing balance, the 2021 is sublime. The Monvigliero is still coming together in bottle. It is a wine of crystalline precision and classic structure that remains light on its feet. (AG) Tasted (01/2025)