This is only a couple of steps behind the 2010 albeit cut from a different clothe

all wrapped in a solidly long and mouth coating finish

As with most of the single-vineyard wines from the vintage

creme de cassis

Oak is a touch more evident than in most years because the fruit is not at full ripeness

Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero other_regions This is only a coupleThis 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