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2019 Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio, Bruna Grimaldi, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
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Antonio Galloni
91/100
Aldo Fiordelli
92/100
Monica Larner
93/100
Product: 20198052573
2019 Barolo, Bricco Ambrogio, Bruna Grimaldi, Piedmont, Italy

Description

The Bricco Ambrogio is a single cru wine, found in the Roddi commune in the north of Barolo, which was purchased by Bruna and Franco in 2006. The parcel is narrow and long, with its own warm but shaded microclimate. Here, grapes can develop healthy skin and aromatics without suffering from sunburn. Such a balanced vineyard has unsurprisingly produced a wonderfully harmonious wine, with soft generous fruit on the nose and an unmistakable brightness to the palate – this just feels like sunshine.

There is so much detail and complexity on the finish, and still a serious grip from perfectly ripened tannins. Even more seductive than the 2016 was at this stage, this wine has all the hallmark characteristics of the quality we can expect from 2019s.

Drink 2027 - 2048

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Cantina Bruna Grimaldi

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 91/100
The 2019 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is the most nuanced of these three wines from Bruna Grimaldi. It offers plenty of impact and overt richness, but also quite a bit of aromatic nuance to balance things out. Give the tannins a bit of time to soften.Drink 2023 - 2029antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (January 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2029
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jan 2023)
Aldo Fiordelli 92/100
A very classic estate at ease with an austere vintage such as 2019. This Bricco Ambrogio is dark ruby in colour and dark in aroma, ranging from black cherry to wild berries, with a soapy rosewater scent surrounded by spice. The palate shows a relatively light frame with soft acidity at first, then vibrant and juicy with chewy tannins. There is some stickiness due to its youth but the finish is very polished.Drink 2023 - 2045Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter.com (February 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2029
Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter.com (Feb 2023)
Monica Larner 93/100
The Bruna Grimaldi 2019 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio (with 4,500 bottles made) boasts a very vibrant and lively garnet colour that is slightly on the darker side of your standard Nebbiolo. This cru site in Roddi tends to make accessible Barolos, and you could say the same for this edition. The wild card, however, is the excellent 2019 vintage, which gives this wine more abundant fruit density and structure. Generally speaking, you get a bigger bolder wine this year.Drink 2024 - 2038monica_larner, Wine Advocate (August 2023)
Drink 2023 - 2029
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Aug 2023)

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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Cantina Bruna Grimaldi

In the 1950s, Giacomo Grimaldi set his family on a quality winemaking path. This saw him move away from bulk production, introduce pioneering viticultural practices, nurture vineyard wellbeing and introduce vintage bottlings. In 1990, the winery passed into the hands of his daughter Bruna, after whom the cantina was consequently renamed.
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