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2009 Barolo, Gramolere, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Monica Larner
94/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
Product: 20091314351
2009 Barolo, Gramolere, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Jumping from the village of Verduno to Monforte d’Alba is akin to comparing Santenay with Gevrey! The impression made starker by the warmth of the vintage and the age of the 53 year old vines, giving a bold, mentholated wine. Gramolere sits high above Bussia, steep west facing on sandy, potassium rich soils, giving a hedonistic, balsamic, black fig, almost Brunate-esque presence intensified by the afternoon sun, complete with molten tannins. Emphatic. 
David Berry Green
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Fratelli Alessandria

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 94/100
The 2009 Barolo Gramolere comes from a vineyard in Monforte dAlba located at 400 meters above sea level and offers the greatest purity of fruit in this warm vintage. Again, balsam notes of dried rosemary and cola give the wine a very clean and lively bouquet that lifts straight from the glass. Lively tones of candied cherry and exotic spice appear at the rear. The end results speak of a complex and confident Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2026.Monica Larner - 28/06/2013
Drink 2016 - 2026
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2013)
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Mid ruby. Very mineral nose and then lots of ripe fruit on the nose. Very chewy finish and really masses of structure rather than fruit on the palate. Flattering in sweet mode. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com, 9 Sep 2013
Drink 2016 - 2026
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Sep 2013)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Fratelli Alessandria

A moment’s reflection is required before understanding the wines of Fratelli Alessandria: all the estate’s vines (except their cru Gramolere) are in the commune of Verduno. Not usually bracketed with familiar and renowned communes, the village sits on the north-eastern border of the region. It’s almost more of an extension of neighbouring Roero, with sandier soils and a moderating influence from the Tanaro river. All this adds up to a lighter, more delicate and perfumed style of Barolo – of which Fratelli Alessandria are brilliant exponents.
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