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2018 Fratelli Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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diggydan wrote: 93 points
January 16, 2024 - Redux.
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diggydan wrote: 93 points
January 4, 2024 - Very pretty wine, all black cherry and tarry earth. 180k won at Winenara in Songdo.
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LiteItOnFire Likes this wine:
July 18, 2023 - This is fantastic - and I don’t mean just for the 2018 vintage. Big, beautiful , elegant, red cherries, black cherries, strawberries, black berries, sweetness without it being sweet, great structure- and beautifully elegant. Wow.
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ylkim30 Likes this wine:
April 18, 2023 - This was a more classically austere Barolo: good acidity, nice floral aromatics, but the fruit is very understated and the wine seems like it was filtered through the soils of the vineyard; very earthy and mineral forward. Tannins at this point, while still a touch drying, are pretty approachable.
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LiteItOnFire Likes this wine:
June 28, 2022 - Wow so this is Barolo! Who knew? Obviously everyone but me as I missed the cool kids juice while I was sitting in the sandbox drinking SumnyD. This was the first visit of the trip and was a real eye opener - these are some highly complex wines in front of me- even the cheap seats had tremendous range… was this a one off unicorn or is this the beginning of a fifth mortgage on my home. Only one way to find out!
What a wonderfully welcoming reception from Alex Sanchez, winemaker and family owner as he was beyond patient with my mind numbing ignorance (what is a grape like questions) and having to watch my facial expressions and emotions develop in ultra slow body like contortions as I tried to come to grips with how damn great Barolo and these wines are- and why didn’t I know this before literally getting no sleep plus 100% lost luggage (imagine what we looked like after 24 hours of travel in the same clothes we flew from SF in the day before).
Red fruit, cherries, mineral, classical, elegant, soft tannins. Pretty wine
Pro Reviews 3
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By James Suckling
2/3/2022 (link)(Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione , Italy) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
The Enigma of 2018 Barolo (Feb 2022), 2/1/2022 (link)(Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Walter Speller
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Fratelli Brovia
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Rocche di Castiglione
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
- UPC Code 8032642861949
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 303 (96%)
- Consumed 11 (3%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 2 votes
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