Vietti Barolo Monvigliero 2021 042326OFFER roasted almonds

roasted almonds

white flowers and mint lend quite a bit of aromatic presence and overall lift

and the peppery

and a wine that will handle whatever spicy takeout you have in mind

The style is classical and unforced: whole-cluster where it works

Vietti Barolo Monvigliero 2021 042326OFFER roasted almondsVerduno sits at the northern edge of Barolo, well away from the fame of La Morra and Serralunga, and for decades that kept it a specialist's secret. Monvigliero is the reason that changed. The hill runs due south on a steep, pale, calcareous slope, and it makes Barolo built on perfume and lift rather than brawn rose and red fruit over a frame that feels almost weightless right up until the tannins arrive. Vietti is one of the houses that made cru