{"product_id":"burlotto-barolo-2022","title":"Burlotto Barolo 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage 2022 was one of the earliest and most surprising vintages since once again the vines in the Langhe showed their unrivalled capacity for adaptation. Winter was dry and mild. The growing season began a week early, and spring continued fine but dry. From the outset the over-riding factor was the lack of water reserves in the ground. Higher temperatures late May and June coupled with the continuing lack of rain led to in an early flowering (by 10 days). July was dry and hot, so management of the foliage and canopy was critical. Harvest was completed by early October. The whites showed excellent sugar levels, and a good acid profile. Dolcetto and Barbera grapes were well-balanced, with very interesting prospects, especially the Barbera which retained its freshness. Yet again Nebbiolo demonstrated its unique connection with the area, managing to adapt perfectly to the climatic conditions. The berries were smaller than usual, so the pulp-skin ratio seemed to favour better extraction of the tannins and aromatics. 2022 saw full-bodied wines with excellent long-term ageing potential especially where attention was paid to preserving acids and freshness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Barolo is stellar. It is certainly the wine of the vintage, taking into account\u003cbr\u003equality at a price that is likely to remain quite fair. The Burlotto family chose not to\u003cbr\u003ebottle their 2022 single-vineyard Barolos because they thought those wines were\u003cbr\u003enot singular enough to be bottled separately. Instead, all the lots were blended into\u003cbr\u003ea single wine. The 2022 offers up copious dark Nebbiolo fruit along with hints of\u003cbr\u003eleather, spice box, mint, blood orange and white pepper. Time in the glass does\u003cbr\u003ewonders, as the 2022 continues to open with a bit of aeration. It's a gorgeous wine\u003cbr\u003ein every way. \u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Galloni, Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs producers began tasting through their 2022s, some formed a view that their lots\u003cbr\u003ewere more similar than they had hoped and that their single-vineyard wines were\u003cbr\u003enot distinctive enough to be bottled on their own. “We sat down as a family to\u003cbr\u003etaste the wines,” Fabio Alessandria told me at G.B. Burlotto. “The 2022 Barolos\u003cbr\u003ewere good, but we just did not see the differences in the sites that we usually do, so\u003cbr\u003ewe chose to make a single Barolo.” \u003cstrong\u003e93 pts, Antonio Galloni, Drink 2027 – 2042\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFabio Alessandria is among those who decided to forgo his MGA bottlings in favour\u003cbr\u003eof one single Barolo in 2022. Monvigliero, Cannubi and Castelletto are all included\u003cbr\u003ehere, along with the rest of Burlotto’s holdings in Verduno. It opens at its own pace,\u003cbr\u003ewith gorgeous wafts of wild strawberry, peony and tarragon. The palate is pristine\u003cbr\u003eand buoyant, boasting a weightlessness to the mouthfilling, ripe red fruit, where\u003cbr\u003egrenadine and blood orange suffuse the core. Silky tannins cling decorously, as juicy\u003cbr\u003eas it is textural, while sweet herbs and pepper draw out the finish. Irresistible now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 pts, Drink 2026 – 2037, Michaela Morris, Decanter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA complex and classy Barolo with vermouth-like aromas of cinnamon candy,\u003cbr\u003erhubarb, potpourri, wild strawberries, dried cherries, angelica and liquorice. Fullbodied and warming, it shows freshness with thick, muscular and dusty tannins\u003cbr\u003eand balanced fruit. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points, Aldo Fiordelli for James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Way Cellars","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":44092164374646,"sku":"22434","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fivewaycellars.com.au\/products\/burlotto-barolo-2022","provider":"Five Way Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}