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Crissante Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero 2020
DOZEN: $3,564.00 or $297.00 each
The 2020 Barolo Monvigliero is a new wine in this range. Soaring aromatics and bright, sculpted fruit all race out of the glass. Ethereal and light on its feet, with striking depth, the Monvigliero is fabulous. It's very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Alberto Alessandria shortened aging to 18 months in wood in order to not overwhelm the fine Monvigliero tannins, especially considering he was working with a new cask. It's a decision that paid off handsomely Silky, vibrant and exceptionally pure, the 2020 displays notes of red fruit, white pepper and orange peel. This classically austere, young Barolo shuts down in the glass, but its greatness is evident. (96) ANOTONIO GALLONI
I really like Monvigliero as a cru, and for sure it’s the famed bit of Verduno, though the prices seem to be going nuts for it these days! Importer: Beaune & Beyond.
Dark cherry, red fruits, earthy and peppery, some liquorice and orange peel, dried flowers, some nutty and spicy wood. It’s a supple wine, tangerine and red fruits, lots of spice, pulls a bit chalky and grainy, almost like a squishy sort of Burgundy in a way. There’s some oak influence here, albeit mild, that I’d rather not be there, though it’s a very good wine all the same and it should integrate with a few more years in bottle. (94) GARY WALSH, The Wine Front