Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero Vintage:2016 licorice and ample black fruits

licorice and ample black fruits

The tannins are bold and fleshy

gently perfumed floral character

it reveals scents of bell pepper

(69% cabernet sauvignon

Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero Vintage:2016 licorice and ample black fruitsThis is the 13th edition that Vietti has come out with, over the span of 38 years, of this stunning Riserva, a wine that ultimately is produced only about once every four years or so. It was not made after the previous harvest, in 2011. The recent editions have been nothing short of spectacular, earning 100 point scores in both 2007 and 2009 and 99 points in its latest appearance, 2010. It's a series that has set the bar extraordinarily high, and this