Vietti Recent Releases

Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar, Lenox, MA
Tasted Thursday, February 26, 2026 by kenv with 33 views

Introduction

Spirited Wine Store in Lenox, MA, the Vietti Winery, and Dalla Terra Winery Direct sponsored this dinner with a broad selection of Vietti recent releases. The tasting was led by Urs Vetter, the export sales director of the Vietti Winery. He was quite informative about the history of the winery and the techniques used in making these wines.

The food provided by Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar was superb and well-matched to the wines.

The Barolos were doubled-decanted around 5:30pm. The others were pop and pour. Dinner started at 6pm and ended around 8:30.

Photos and more details can be found on my website.

Flight 1 - Flight 1: Two Whites (2 Notes)

Duck liver mousse and pickled beet on toasted baguette.
Yummy!

Flight 2 - Flight 2: Barbera and Nebbiolo (3 Notes)

Roasted Parsnips, herb coulis, shaved Parmesan, and Parmesan cream.
This was a truly original dish. Delicious.

  • 2022 Vietti Barbera d'Asti La Crena 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti

    Powerful nose of thick black fruit. Thick and delicious. Soft with low acidity. A delicious Barbera to over the next 10 years. Impressive.

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  • 2022 Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    Lovely nose of bright red fruit. Smooth up front, but finishes with more harsh tannins than are typical of this wine. Judgement reserved.

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  • 2021 Vietti Barolo 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    [Note: This is the first vintage where they were no longer able to use the name "Castiglione" for this wine.] Gorgeous nose of red fruit and spice. Lots of red fruit in the mouth with soft tannins. A delicious wine to drink now or over the the next 15 or so years. An outstanding Barolo Classico.

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Flight 3 - Flight 3: Three 2021 Cru Barolo (3 Notes)

Slow cooked pork with red wine braising jus, sweet potato purée, and roasted root vegetables.
This was delicious and a great match to these Barolos.

  • 2021 Vietti Barolo Brunate 95 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Muted black fruit nose. Rich and restrained. Long and complex. I would put this in the back of the cellar for at least a decade. A powerful wine. 95-??

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  • 2021 Vietti Barolo Cerequio 97 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Rich, red fruit nose with some roses and licorice. Rich, expansive, and elegant red fruit on a super long finish. Wow! My WOTN.

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  • 2021 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito 96 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Bright red and black fruit nose with a hint of mint. Rich and intense flavors of black fruit and a bit of chocolate. Another stunningly long and complex wine!

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Closing

A lovely and informative evening tasting some great wines. 2021 is definitely a great vintage in Barolo.

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