Vietti, Estate Barolo
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At a glance
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Region
- Piedmont, Italy
- Alcohol
- 14.50%
- Acidity
- High
- Drink
- Long (10-20 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Lamb, Game, Cheese
Why this wine
Blended across several communes rather than drawn from one vineyard, which is the older way of making Barolo and produces a more complete wine at a lower price. The most sensible introduction to the appellation here.
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Description
How it tastes
A classic, rich and opulent Barolo, with seductive notes of plum, red, black and sour cherry with characteristic rose petal and tobacco through to a leathery finish.
The producer
The Vietti family has produced fine wine from the heart of the Langhe since the 1800s, when Carlo Vietti established the winery in the medieval village of Castiglione Falletto. At the end of the 1950s, Alfredo Currado, husband of Luciana Vietti, introduced the idea of producing single vineyard crus in Barolo and Barbaresco and in 1961 one of the very first Barolo Crus was produced by Vietti: Rocche di Castiglione. Alfredo was known locally as the 'Father of Arneis' as he dedicated time and research into reviving the nearly extinct Arneis variety. Passionate about fine art, in 1974 Alfredo and Luciana started incorporating beautiful works of art on their iconic wine labels. In the 1990s their son and fourth generation winemaker, Luca Currado Vietti, continued the family winemaking legacy. In 2016, the Krause family purchased Vietti and worked alongside Luca until his retirement in 2023. They further developed the estate with the purchase of new, renowned crus in Barolo and Barbaresco, and in Colli Tortonesi where Timorasso flourishes. In 2022, Vietti was awarded 'Winery of the Year' by Antonio Galloni, Vinous.
Food and drinking
Good with red meat, lamb, game and cheese. Drinking well now, with a decade or more ahead of it.