REGION | Italy, Piedmont, Barolo |
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VARIETAL | Nebbiolo |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 15.0% |
List price: | $57.99 |
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Sale price: | $44.99 |
You save: | $13.00 (22%) |
Notes | |||
"Broglio is Schiavenza's largest cru holding, with 1.5ha owned here. The vineyard is located at 360 meters above sea level with a south-east exposure. Due to a bit more clay in the topsoil, Broglio is also the most productive site in the Schiavenza range. To achieve balance and to let the Serralunga terroir speak clearly, this vineyard requires more labor than their other sites, with multiple passes of canopy work, bunch-thinning, and green harvest. Of the four Barolos, Broglio can often be the one that is most aromatically and structurally "ready" at a young age, perhaps even more so than the estate's Serralunga bottling." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2018 Barolo Broglio is an imposing wine. Iron, dried herbs, white pepper and orange peel give the Broglio a very distinctive and exotic profile. There's good energy that builds through the mid-palate and into the finish. Overall, this is an impressive showing. Give it a few years to come together." —Antonio Galloni, Vinous "The 2018 Barolo Broglio (with fruit from Serralunga d'Alba) is rich and savory with dark fruit and plenty of spice at the back. The effect is large in scope but also a bit monotone with general, broad-brush aromas. Dark and purple fruits segue to cured tobacco and sweet spice that are contrasted against a savory tone of rusty nail or iron ore." —Wine Advocate "Red berries and tobacco-like spice on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with a tight, silky feel and a good core of bright fruit and spice. Quite racy this year with a lighter tannin framework. Try from 2023." —James Suckling |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Barolo | full lamb and beef dishes or stews | dry, aged or high flavor cheeses | rich, earthy mushroom sauces |
Nebbiolo | lamb and beef dishes and stews | Fontina, Piave or Grana Padano | rich or earthy mushroom sauces |