2017 Barolo Sottocastello di Novello, Ca` Viola
£60.50
(£53.75 per bottle)
Save 11% on a case of 6 bottles
76 in stock
Description
The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine come from the steepest, top section of the Sottocastello di Novello vineyard, where they experience a wide diurnal temperature range. The result is a wine of great aromatic complexity. It aged for 24 months in large, old oak barrels and a further 12 months in concrete tank, prior to bottling. As is typical of Barolo, colour is pale ruby-garnet, the nose being incredibly intense and perfumed, with notes of spiced red cherries, pot pourri, prune and forest floor. This is a full, powerful mouthful, having complex, detailed middle palate, with notable tannic charge being beautifully balanced by rich concentration. It finishes silkily and with persistance (for drinking 2023-2027+).
Brand
Brand
Azienda Agricola Cà Viola
Giuseppe Caviola started making wine in his parents’ garage in the 1980s, after taking on a vineyard in Montelupo Albese - then an unfashionable area of the Langhe. He went on to establish his own estate in this village in 1991, after years of training and practice as a viticulturalist and oenologist. He is now one of the most well respected winemakers in Piedmont, consulting for many of the region’s top estates. Using organic farming (not certified), wild yeasts, and no filtering, he produces beautifully silky, elegant and pure wines. It was the great Elio Altare who first tasted Beppe’s wine and encouraged him to bottle it – now we are reaping the rewards of this encouragement!