2017 Barolo, Rocche Castiglione, Brovia, Piedmont, Italy

Castiglione Falletto. 'As soon as the fermentation ends, we take a couple of days to decide if we prolong the wine's period on the skins. Some years are slow; other years are faster. In 2017 you had minimal maceration because it depends on the year. You can only prolong the maceration based on the quality of the tannins. In 2017 we did very few pumping overs because the tannins should always balance the wine. The Rocche di Castiglione seems complete and delicious, but it should get three more years.'

Youthful mid-ruby. Lifted perfumed raspberry fruit nose but still a little closed. Great purity of fruit. Crushed raspberry fruit palate with juicy acidity and fine, powdery tannins. Very elegant and complete and has a great aromatic build-up of fresh red fruit on the finish.

Drink 2022 - 2032

Walter Speller, JacisRobinson.com (December 2020)