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2018 Barolo, Diego e Damiano Barale, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Not ready
Walter Speller
17++/20
Product: 20188065481
2018 Barolo, Diego e Damiano Barale, Piedmont, Italy

Description

This wine is a blend of grapes from the east-facing old vines of Monforte’s San Giovanni site, and the south-facing sandier soils of Monrobiolo di Bussia. Spontaneous fermentation and one month of maceration is followed by two years in wood. It’s wonderfully fragrant, with high-toned spices, citrus, chinato and glassy berries. The depth of fruit, gleaming sandstone tannins and mineral purity is the true highlight here.

Drink 2022 - 2035

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Diego e Damiano Barale

Critics reviews

Walter Speller 17++/20
Just mid ruby with orange tinges. An amplification of their very pretty Langhe Nebbiolo, with more inherent richness but the same minerality, but now wrapped up in sweetly perfumed raspberry fruit. Supple, long and persistent, the fruit on the finish is carried by a fine, long tannic trail. Long, finely balanced and with real depth and with just a touch of oak.Drink 2022 - 2030Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (November 2021)
Drink 2022 - 2030
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2021)

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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Diego e Damiano Barale

Situated in the village of Barolo, Barale is one of the great winemaking names of Piedmont, with a winemaking legacy dating back to the 17th century. Brothers Diego and Damiano Barale are the latest and most exciting new branch of this impressive lineage. The brothers took the helm in 2012, following in the footsteps of their late father Carlo, and are committed to producing incredible vintage-specific wines from select parcels across Barolo and Monforte.
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