Community Tasting Note
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Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 96 points
August 31, 2020 - The '16 Villero is gorgeous. The aromatics are captivating, with very pure, sweet red and purplish fruit, exotic spices, and violets, with some tobacco and tar as well. The aromatics are so well integrated, and suggest a very sweet, finessed, almost Burgundian wine, maybe more akin to a Burlotto cru than the average Barolo. On the palate, the wine mostly lives up to that suggestion, as the texture and tannins are very refined, particularly on entry and through the mid palate, with just a bit of tannin sticking out at the finish. Bright, crisp red fruit, lavender, exotic spices, and tobacco flow across the palate with lively acidity and medium body.
It's beautifully perfumed, complex, light on its feet and yet nicely concentrated and full of energy. What a wine! To me, this edges the Ca'Mia in 2016 - I haven't tasted the Rocche/Garblet Sue yet.4 people found this helpful 4,748 views
5 Comments
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Vinomazing commented:
8/31/20, 3:20 PM - Thanks a bunch for 2016 Brovia notes; have few of all 4 and would not have tested, very grateful...cheers
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oldwines commented:
8/31/20, 4:13 PM - I have had the Rocche di Castiglione and the Ca’Mia. I thought the Castiglione was a notch or two better. I’ve had other producer’s 2016 Villero and loved them especially Giacomo Fenocchio’s. The Rocche and Villero are probably very close to each other followed by the Ca’Mia. I usually find the Garblet Sue a bit less refined and elegant. Thanks for the helpful note.
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Robmcl920 commented:
8/31/20, 4:21 PM - Thanks guys. Look forward to trying the Rocche if I can find a bottle, I bought some for the offsite but haven't found one locally since then. FWIW in 2013 I thought the Rocche was the best, followed by Villero and the Ca'Mia. Seems like maybe it's the same in 2016 based on your comment. With the Ca'Mia I'm not sure if it's just harder to judge in its youth than the others.
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Seth Rosenberg commented:
8/31/20, 7:27 PM - I agree with the chorus - thanks for scouting these out. I'm excited to try them all! The Rocche is usually my favorite but you never know.
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SARED commented:
9/1/20, 3:19 PM - I tried the Rocche and Ca'Mia and thought the Rocche was more impressive. That said, both wines hit new levels for the estate than I have seen in past vintags. The only 2013 I really liked was the Rocche. In 2016 I have gone deep the Rocche, and then in deference to the pundits picked up some Ca'Mia (maybe I am jus ta bad judge of young Nebbiolo). In deference to the pundit RobM I just added some Villero.