Community Tasting Note
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Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 94 points
July 3, 2022 - The '18 Monvigliero is a beautiful young wine. While I think the '18 Monvigliero suffers a bit from the tough vintage (it's a touch light, and I think the acidity sticks out a bit too much on the palate), it's very pretty and should age well for the medium term; and it's a great sign for the future of this bottling that Vietti produced this high quality of a wine in the first vintage and in a tough year.
The nose is beautifully perfumed, leading with fresh red floral and exotic spice tones, which stand out from the core of red strawberry fruit, with fresh mint contributing freshness. On the palate, I found the wine a bit more closed off, but showing great potential. It is medium to light in body and very elegant with a silky texture, with fine grained tannins that are just barely noticeable. Acidity is very high - this really stands out - and there is a nice sweetness to the fruit. I found red florals, spices, and red berry fruit, with exotic spices, fresh red floral tones, and minerality lingering on the finish.
I've currently tasted the Vietti Cerequio, Rocche, and Monvigliero in '18. Of these, I find the Cerequio and Monvigliero to be of equivalent quality (with very different expressions of Nebbiolo - the Cerequio more classic than the whole-cluster Monvigliero) and thought the Rocche was weaker, more marked by the vintage.2 people found this helpful 1,768 views
1 Comment
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ThomasV commented:
8/9/22, 5:40 AM - Interesting. Rocche is always difficult in it's youth. According to Luca Currado the 2018 Rocche is the best he's ever made.