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2018 Barolo, Monvigliero, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Not ready
Product: 20181314364
2018 Barolo, Monvigliero, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Vittore makes the point that Monvigliero’s soils are arguably more Barbaresco than Barolo: more marl, compacted sand and limestone. The estate has 1.4 hectares in the 25-hectare vineyard – Verduno’s finest, right in the mid-slope sweet spot. This wine always has a vivid red cherry character; this year, there’s also a softer raspberry note. But it is the wine’s texture that allures: the porcelain, linear and talcum tannins are beautifully on song.

Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd (March 2022)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Fratelli Alessandria

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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