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Ca' Viola Barolo Sottocastello di Novello DOCG 2020 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barolo
JS
97
WS
93
WE
91
Additional vintages
2020 2015 2010
JS
97
Rated 97 by James Suckling
This is fantastic, with great energy and freshness that gives an abundance of freshly cut flowers, raspberries and dried mushrooms. Medium-bodied with refined tannins that run the length of the wine and give texture and focus. A harmonious and vivid young 2020. Perhaps the best ever from here? Drink in two or three years. Try after 2027. ... More details
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Ca' Viola Barolo Sottocastello di Novello DOCG 2020 750ml

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Professional Ratings
JS
97
WS
93
WE
91
JS
97
Rated 97 by James Suckling
This is fantastic, with great energy and freshness that gives an abundance of freshly cut flowers, raspberries and dried mushrooms. Medium-bodied with refined tannins that run the length of the wine and give texture and focus. A harmonious and vivid young 2020. Perhaps the best ever from here? Drink in two or three years. Try after 2027.
WS
93
Rated 93 by Wine Spectator
In the savory camp, this red expresses eucalyptus, juniper, broom and earth flavors surrounding a core of cherry and blackberry. The tannins are present yet refined, with a firm, persistent finish. Best from 2028 through 2043. 400 cases made, 80 cases imported.
WE
91
Rated 91 by Wine Enthusiast
Grown in a slightly cooler exposures, the wine shines with elegance. The wine opens with layers of red cherry, rose petal, and crushed stone. The limestone-rich soils of the vineyard contribute to the wine's sophisticated tannin structure and mineral core. Beautifully balanced between power and finesse, characteristic of this respected producer's meticulous approach.
Winery
Ruby red with orange reflections with notes of balsamic, spice, forest floor and menthol. On the palate the is a structure with a sturdy tannin leading into flavors of chocolate and tobacco.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barolo
Additional vintages
2020 2015 2010
Overview
This is fantastic, with great energy and freshness that gives an abundance of freshly cut flowers, raspberries and dried mushrooms. Medium-bodied with refined tannins that run the length of the wine and give texture and focus. A harmonious and vivid young 2020. Perhaps the best ever from here? Drink in two or three years. Try after 2027.
green grapes

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo grapes have been grown for centuries in the hilly region of northern Italy, and have more recently started to appear in many New World countries, too, where modern vintners have expressed great enthusiasm for their fine characteristics. Their fame and popularity is widely known, and the Nebbiolo varietal is recognized as the grape responsible for producing the legendary fine wines of Italy. Indeed, this grape is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, ranging from truffle and prune, to tobacco and violets, making the wines they produce a sensory delight which simply get better the longer they are aged. The grapes also lend a beautifully pale red color to their wines, which helped secure their place as some of the finest and most elegant to be found anywhere on earth.
barrel

Region: Piedmont

The region of Piedmont in the cool, breezy north-western part of Italy is renowned throughout the world for high quality, flavorful and delicious red wines, and for the elegant and refined sparkling wines such as Asti which typify the area. The region is located at the foothills of the Alps, close to the French and Swiss borders, and benefits from some interesting micro-climates formed by its proximity to the mountain range. The key grapes for the fine red wines of Piedmont are Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera – all powerful varietals which are packed full of a range of fruit flavors and which have an affinity for oak making them ideal for aging When it comes to the sparkling Asti, wineries cultivate plenty of Moscato grapes, whose relative transparency make them ideal for expressing their terroir and providing some interesting flavors in the bottle.
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Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.
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green grapes

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo grapes have been grown for centuries in the hilly region of northern Italy, and have more recently started to appear in many New World countries, too, where modern vintners have expressed great enthusiasm for their fine characteristics. Their fame and popularity is widely known, and the Nebbiolo varietal is recognized as the grape responsible for producing the legendary fine wines of Italy. Indeed, this grape is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, ranging from truffle and prune, to tobacco and violets, making the wines they produce a sensory delight which simply get better the longer they are aged. The grapes also lend a beautifully pale red color to their wines, which helped secure their place as some of the finest and most elegant to be found anywhere on earth.
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Region: Piedmont

The region of Piedmont in the cool, breezy north-western part of Italy is renowned throughout the world for high quality, flavorful and delicious red wines, and for the elegant and refined sparkling wines such as Asti which typify the area. The region is located at the foothills of the Alps, close to the French and Swiss borders, and benefits from some interesting micro-climates formed by its proximity to the mountain range. The key grapes for the fine red wines of Piedmont are Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera – all powerful varietals which are packed full of a range of fruit flavors and which have an affinity for oak making them ideal for aging When it comes to the sparkling Asti, wineries cultivate plenty of Moscato grapes, whose relative transparency make them ideal for expressing their terroir and providing some interesting flavors in the bottle.
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Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.