Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero other_regions Although Gaja is easily the

Although Gaja is easily the most glamorous winery in Piedmont

I was really looking forward to the bottled version of the 2018 Pingus after a great showing of the cask sample last year

it enters the palate with softness and elegance

round and polished middle weight plus flavors that possess plenty of underlying muscle and power on the hugely long

A completely backward but superbly complex nose displays layered aromas that run to game and underbrush as well as ripe red and dark berry fruit trimmed in a bit of wood toast that give way to rich

Vietti, Barolo Riserva Villero other_regions Although Gaja is easily theThis 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