Vietti Barolo Brunate La Morra 2018

The 2018 Barolo Brunate is a deep, layered wine that is going to need at least a few years to come together. Today, the Brunate is quite primary and backward, but all the ingredients are there. Sage, menthol, liquorice, dried flowers and spice build with a bit of coaxing. 94 points, Drink 2028 -2048, Antonio Galloni, Vinous.

With fruit from La Morra, the mid-weight 2018 Barolo Brunate shows a pretty softness and a delicate side with dried rose, lilac and blue flower. The wine completes malolactic fermentation in barrique and is later moved into large oak casks for aging. This dual oak treatment is part of Vietti's secret recipe for producing the silky tannins and fine texture you taste here. A production of 4,493 bottles, the wine is recognized by that distinctive aromatic finale of liquorice and balsam herb. 95 points, drink 2024-2048, Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate.