Unfortunately this wine has shut down, and giving a couple hours of air couldn't redeem it. Off the open, slightly austere. With some coaxing, there was strawberry water, red cherry, bitter cherry pits and a long finish. Very light on the palate, yet a very long finish. Med+ bodied. Fruit was a bit high toned, jarring with the bitter cherry pits. I blinded a couple somms on the wine and they guessed ("shut down wine from a strong producer in an off vintage of barolo/barbaresco")... did they cheat!? At this point, I feel the wine will benefit from a few years, putting on weight as the fruit darkens and becomes more balsamic with age. A bit of a bummer because I really loved a bottle two months ago!
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The wine has definitely entered a new phase since my last bottle. Beautiful and typical nose, but the palate was all stems and pretty devoid of fruit. My concern with 2018 was whether the fruit would come back, and if it did, what kind of shape would it be in. Still a fascinating wine to drink and we agreed that blind it would be pretty difficult to identify as Barolo. Looking forward to continuing the journey with this one...
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JG’s mainly Barolo 2018s (Terra Rossa, London N1): Aromas of a super sweet strawberry dialled up to 11. It's airy light delicate ethereal and supremely balanced and utterly approachable. My WOTN and thanks to the v generous fellow diner for bringing this and initially serving it blind.
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These Monvigliero’s from Burlotto are so good. About as pure and elegant as Nebbiolo gets, so translucent and clean! Delicate and bright, with pretty red fruit and silky tannins. I enjoyed the 19’ a bit more than this bottle, but the 18’ is drinking great right now.
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PNP and drinking incredibly well (better than the bottle I had in 2023). Valentine’s Day wine. Burlotto is consistent, producing great wine in any vintage - and cleaner than his peers (I don’t recall having a Monvigliero with pronounced VA?). From the hot 2018 vintage, this was elegant and light footed, with red cherry, red strawberry, fresh rose petal and tarry tannins - on a medium bodied frame. Reminded me of a cross between Nebbiolo, Wasenhaus and Burgundy. Red, crystalline, gently tarry tannin. The wine tastes better closer to cellar temp than room temp, cooling the fruit and adding some stoniness (betraying the warm year). A shame how pricey these have become. 95-96 for me.
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Decanted for 1 hour, we drank this over our Valentine's dinner with steaks. It was very similar to my first experience with the '18 vintage from mid-last year. This vintage is much greener, with a more herbal focus compared to the brighter, punchier '16 and '19 Monvig. There's a lot of mint, green tea, and menthol notes, all wrapped up in a bouquet of dark cherries. This wine doesn't have the acidic bite that I love in other vintages, but the tannins are really nicely balanced, adding to its overall complexity. I'm not sure how much more this will improve with extended cellaring. But right now, it's very enjoyable! If you have a few bottles, I suggest popping one open now! Score: 94
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Light bodied, especially for a Barolo. Some tannin bite on the finish, but not much.
Red fruits and cherries dominate, then some light olive brine from the stems and some faint rose aromas. A little heat, but not much.
Not quite at the level of the 2017, but for a SV Barolo from a somewhat dodgy vintage, then this is very very good. Burlotto remains very impressive in every vintage, especially due to the elegance of the wines.
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Opened in Otto e Mezzo. P&P and shared amongst friends.
Right from the start, the nose was expressive and giving off red fruit and roses. Almost reminded me of Giacosa in how strawberry it was. Gorgeous light colour and the tannins were more resolved than I expected them to be given the vintage.
This was a beautiful young barolo and I expect there to be upside. Unfortunately, it got a little lost amidst the rest of the xmas lineup, and I would love to have the chance to try again soon and properly wrap my head around this. Thanks to Z as always for the generous treat!
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Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Elegant og parfymert. En slankere utgave enn 2013. Drikker bra nå. Lettbeint intensitet, men ikke la deg lure - høy konsentrasjon her også. Fabio lager en nydelig vin i alle årganger. Lang og fast finish med pene tanniner. Henger og henger i ettersmaken. 93-94p
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PnP. From a Conterno Sensory. This pours really light and ruby and I love that so much. Wow nose is great and that’s no surprise. Redolent with the classic sweet wild strawberries, wonderful florals- some combo of roses and violets. Usually Monvig is wild strawberries and olives for me but the savory is less olives this time. There are some there but the dominant umami component is alpine herbals with maybe some smoked meats. The fruit is so sweet (but not remotely overripe) and the alloy of the sweet fruit and the umami is just divine. Hints of dirt and leather. The palate is less exuberant due to significant structure (acid and tannins) but shows similar flavor profile. It enters lithe and clear on the palate with tons of the savory - alpine herbs a la Chinato with the strawberries as support - as the palate develops it shows some serious tannins and acid. Combined with the savory notes it’s a pretty damn serious and tight-ish combo. This continues into the finish which is downright wicked at this point. Puckery tannins and acid with potent alpine herbs, leather and maybe hints of tar. It will take years for the palate and finish to come around to the nose but this will be even better when they do. I cooled this down in the fridge for a bit and I think that was the right call. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5-5.5+/6, Finish - 4.5-5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5-2/2 = 16.5-18/20 (with 17.5-18.5/20 potential.)
Day 8: still good. Pretty nose. The 18 bones are showing through a bit. Both on day 1 and now this is much much better chilled a few degrees
Day 116: about 1/5 of the bottle has been in the fridge, bottle corked, with no other preservation method. This has declined but is still holding up and pretty beautiful. Very gentle with olives and strawberries and mountain herbs - chinato. Showing more bones now - a bit of heat and varnish, but this is limpid and lovely. Seriously impressive. Exotic spices. This is very Burgundian.
Sixth bottle in the past year. What I might appreciate most about this wine is that each showing has been perfectly consistent. Feels too rare in the world of artisan wine, in my experience at least. Here I know exactly what I’m getting every time I pull a cork.
The aromas are perhaps not as explosive as a few months ago, which leads me to think this wine will shut down. More tannic than I recall from previous showings which were pure silk. Too bad as I’m not sure I’m ever going to like it more than I did on release, and accordingly I’ve been going through my bottles with reckless abandon. I wouldn’t intentionally age this wine , but will probably end up with a few left over and it’ll be interesting to see where they go.
Barolo Birthday Celebrations: Drank over a couple of hours. As typical with Burlotto, the color was much more translucent and ruby-like than your typical Barolo. This had a very fresh opening. The palate is more red fruit forward with lots of strawberries, underbrush, and herbs. This didn't have as much depth or strength as the '17, but still goes down as smooth as velvet. I agree with other notes that there is no reason to wait to open the '18 vintage. It's great now, and IMO it will only improve a little over time. 94
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First experience with Burlotto Monvigliero. PnP into a Grassl Cru and followed over the course of an evening and paired with roast lamb. On the nose this has the Burlotto Monvigliero signature I always read about: olive tapenade and super fresh ripe strawberries. Incredible how accurate these descriptors are. On the palate the same olive tapenade and strawberry with some other more classic nebbiolo flavors. Mildly tannic. Elegant. Open right from the start. Very drinkable and delicious. No frame of reference to how this compares with other vintages, but it is really good. Gained some weight over the course of the evening. A super wine. 96+
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The best of the 2018 Barolos from Burlotto and for me so far the best 2018 Barolo I have tasted. Super fine nose and mouthfeel, ever changing, a myriad of flavors. Excellent structure and pretty open. At a restaurant in Piedmont.
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A matter of taste 2023 - Day 2: *** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Burlotto elegance meets 2018 openness. Beautiful Barolo to drink now and over the next 5+ years. My favorite of the trio. Dense, intense and salty. Really a beauty. 94-95
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During a walkabout event, no detailed tasting notes. In general 2018 showed much better than the vintage suggests, especially if you don't like your Barolo too tannic. 96+
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Strawberries with a hint of balsamico, rose petals, blueberry, savoury herbs, tar, wool, cinnamon and musk (or some kind of wet animal fur..) make for an amazing nose, very transparent yet complex.
A lot of very fine tannins frame the pure fruits, not imposing, though clearly this will age well. Peel of citrus, eucalyptus and a lovely freshness. A fantastic finish as well, this is so airy and semplice in its complexity, truly unique wine making.
Much more along classic lines than the 17 Monvigliero, though still unmistakably Burlotto.
Lovely.
96++
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Prior note holds but I underscored this. Pretty much a perfect wine for the vintage. Juicy cherry, strawberry, spearmint, mineral, …. Dense and textured with significantly more approachability than other years. Both the nose and palate just explode from the glass but retain elegance. I imagine with time some savory elements will emerge. Drink now or hold.
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Stemmy raspberry fruit and tapenade on the nose. A pretty telltale nose for this bottling. It's supple yet deep on the palate, with terrific tannin magagement. Lifted and fresh, yet intense. There is a sense of grace and delicacy that acts as a synergistic contrast to the subtle intensity of the wine. Unlike two other bottlings with stem inclusion at this tasting, this is a successful attempt. Drinks with the ease of mineral water. Harmonious, understated, and beautiful.
La Festa del Barolo 2023 (The Pool, NYC): The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero is a total charmer, wild and exuberant in the glass with a burst of exotic florals, fresh picked strawberries and sweet spice. It washes across the palate with silken textures and tart wild berry fruits energized by zesty acidity. The 2018 finishes structured yet long with a primary concentration that lingers, as nuances of licorice and red currants fade. This comes across as quite youthful today, yet with the balance to mature beautifully in the cellar. It’s a completely atypical expression of the vintage, as well as one of its most impressive wines.
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La Festa del Barolo: Masterclass (and burgers) (The Pool/Grill): In my takeaways from Festa this year one of them is that Fabio is at this point making the most beautiful wines in Barolo. This was just awesome and it was interesting to see that at our little table of four all of us kept going back for me. It’s beautiful. There’s a lip smacking character that I do not normally get in wine that makes you want to be taking your next sip just as the last sip which somehow manages to linger despite the lightness of the wine is fading. It’s again some of that plum and peach style. Almost stone fruits. Not what I associate with the grape normally but it creates a bit more roundness to it and almost works to balance the just complete ethereal style. Elegant for sure. It’s a special wine as always and for me the obvious winner of the flight.
La Festa del Barolo 2023: As is typical, the '18 Burlotto Monvigliero was super perfumed, immediately standing out within the lineup. I found exotic spices, wild floral aromas, cured meats, and citrus peel. On the palate, the wine is very light in body, frankly without a ton of depth, but what is there is very attractive, and the wine drinks with ease. There is almost no tannin to speak of. I found citrus peel, exotic spice and floral tones, and a touch of meaty red fruits, ending on sweet floral and spice notes.
This is an attractive wine, although I have no idea how well it will age, because it is so light, even by the standards of this wine.
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incredibly open immediately. The boat is pure strawberry purée, which follows through into the palate, with beautiful ripe red fruit, leading into super meaty tannins. Tough to drink at the current retail price, but it’s a really great very open Barolo.
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Comm. G.B. Burlotto tasting (Assaf winery, Golan Heights): Pale Transparent red ruby Med+ aromas intensity of red forest fruits, floral notes, strawberries, herbal notes, oak-vanilla, earth, developing dry, high acidity, med form soft tannins, high abv, med body, med flavors intensity consistent with the aromas, very good complexity, long quality finish, Can (somewhat) drink now but better age further
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An ebullient nose of dried flowers, rose petal, sage, mint and red berries. It has a sweet core of raspberry and cherry fruits in the mouth. There's delightful savoury nuance. It is mid-weight, silky and expressive, possessing exquisite balance and a long finish carried by moderate structure. A joy to drink young.
Had this a few times now, very consistent showings. It’s a really beautiful wine with great aromatic complexity and the silkiest of tannins. It mops the floor with every other 2018 I’ve tasted. I personally prefer it to the exotic nature and sandy, drying tannin of the 2017. But it’s also much more delicate and lighter bodied. No idea how it will age but it sure is good now. 95-96?
It’s really a shame how expensive these are if you don’t have an allocation. This might be my favorite red wine out there and I still wouldn’t say it’s worth $300+ or whatever… I’ll look forward to opening these with less of a mental hurdle than the 2013 or 2016.
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This is a fabulous wine. Nose of sweet red licorice, pomegranate, potpourri, tapenade, cinnamon and a touch of tar. A stunning kaleidoscope of a nose but great definition. I asked Cristina whether the make a perfume but sadly no!
All those aromas carry through to the palate but it’s not a jumble, fresh and clear with good acidity and tannin. This gives you more and more on each revisit to the glass Gosh I wish I had got some of this in the TWS Burlottery...
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Extremely light in color and aroma on initial pour. This builds modestly in the glass to add a level of just off-ripe cherry fruit with an overtone of bloomy rind adding interest. The very fine tannins appear with time to add grip through the finish.
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Burlotto Monvigliero 2018. Fantastisk floral nese med fersk sødmefull frukt og spice. Klokkerent og svært elegant med høy intensitet. Fløyel munnfølelse i inngangen, før det strammer seg til. Konsentrert frukt på den slanke siden med en nydelig friskhet. Leken og elegant med struktur til å holde seg rak i ryggen. Lettbeint intensitet. Meget lang og stram finish. Selvsagt meget ung, men fantastisk vin. 95p
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Tough year but this has to be the wine of the vintage. As always the fruit is so pure. There’s excess here but really no wasted space (if that makes sense). Trademark pale ruby coloration with a dense texture and great extraction. Juicier and more approachable now than stronger years (13, 15, 16 and even 17). Dark cherry, raspberry, mint and mineral.
Delicious now but needs time to add depth and shed some tannins. As mentioned below “finesse” is the descriptor for the 18.
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Eck & Maurick 20th Anniversary Tasting (Caffè Toscanini, Amsterdam, NL): Classically explosive Monvigliero nose, very pure and precise, flowing palate, much lighter in style than the 2015 tasted in 2020, all finesse and elegance, percaline tannins wrapped in elegant flesh. Real finesse.
4/14/2024 - SARED wrote:
Unfortunately this wine has shut down, and giving a couple hours of air couldn't redeem it. Off the open, slightly austere. With some coaxing, there was strawberry water, red cherry, bitter cherry pits and a long finish. Very light on the palate, yet a very long finish. Med+ bodied. Fruit was a bit high toned, jarring with the bitter cherry pits. I blinded a couple somms on the wine and they guessed ("shut down wine from a strong producer in an off vintage of barolo/barbaresco")... did they cheat!? At this point, I feel the wine will benefit from a few years, putting on weight as the fruit darkens and becomes more balsamic with age. A bit of a bummer because I really loved a bottle two months ago!
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4/9/2024 - Iskama wrote:
The wine has definitely entered a new phase since my last bottle. Beautiful and typical nose, but the palate was all stems and pretty devoid of fruit. My concern with 2018 was whether the fruit would come back, and if it did, what kind of shape would it be in. Still a fascinating wine to drink and we agreed that blind it would be pretty difficult to identify as Barolo. Looking forward to continuing the journey with this one...
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3/13/2024 - fussyeater Likes this wine: 93 Points
JG’s mainly Barolo 2018s (Terra Rossa, London N1): Aromas of a super sweet strawberry dialled up to 11. It's airy light delicate ethereal and supremely balanced and utterly approachable. My WOTN and thanks to the v generous fellow diner for bringing this and initially serving it blind.
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3/2/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 96 Points
These Monvigliero’s from Burlotto are so good. About as pure and elegant as Nebbiolo gets, so translucent and clean! Delicate and bright, with pretty red fruit and silky tannins. I enjoyed the 19’ a bit more than this bottle, but the 18’ is drinking great right now.
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3/1/2024 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP into Riedel Yoichi glass ("Flower" day): Pale ruby to the eyes.
High-toned red berries like strawberries, florals, roses. Still primary but already quite alluring on the nose.
Again, high toned berry fruits, roses and tarry spices. Silky tannins.
Still a baby and I would recommend to serve this with at least slow-ox overnight prior. 94-95 points.
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2/15/2024 - SARED wrote: 95 Points
PNP and drinking incredibly well (better than the bottle I had in 2023). Valentine’s Day wine. Burlotto is consistent, producing great wine in any vintage - and cleaner than his peers (I don’t recall having a Monvigliero with pronounced VA?). From the hot 2018 vintage, this was elegant and light footed, with red cherry, red strawberry, fresh rose petal and tarry tannins - on a medium bodied frame. Reminded me of a cross between Nebbiolo, Wasenhaus and Burgundy. Red, crystalline, gently tarry tannin. The wine tastes better closer to cellar temp than room temp, cooling the fruit and adding some stoniness (betraying the warm year). A shame how pricey these have become. 95-96 for me.
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2/14/2024 - connorpksmith Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for 1 hour, we drank this over our Valentine's dinner with steaks. It was very similar to my first experience with the '18 vintage from mid-last year. This vintage is much greener, with a more herbal focus compared to the brighter, punchier '16 and '19 Monvig. There's a lot of mint, green tea, and menthol notes, all wrapped up in a bouquet of dark cherries. This wine doesn't have the acidic bite that I love in other vintages, but the tannins are really nicely balanced, adding to its overall complexity. I'm not sure how much more this will improve with extended cellaring. But right now, it's very enjoyable! If you have a few bottles, I suggest popping one open now! Score: 94
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2/7/2024 - BilboBaggins wrote: 94 Points
Pnp, Served in Zalto Burgundy.
Light bodied, especially for a Barolo. Some tannin bite on the finish, but not much.
Red fruits and cherries dominate, then some light olive brine from the stems and some faint rose aromas. A little heat, but not much.
Not quite at the level of the 2017, but for a SV Barolo from a somewhat dodgy vintage, then this is very very good. Burlotto remains very impressive in every vintage, especially due to the elegance of the wines.
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1/6/2024 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
This is so young but so good.
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12/25/2023 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened in Otto e Mezzo. P&P and shared amongst friends.
Right from the start, the nose was expressive and giving off red fruit and roses. Almost reminded me of Giacosa in how strawberry it was. Gorgeous light colour and the tannins were more resolved than I expected them to be given the vintage.
This was a beautiful young barolo and I expect there to be upside. Unfortunately, it got a little lost amidst the rest of the xmas lineup, and I would love to have the chance to try again soon and properly wrap my head around this. Thanks to Z as always for the generous treat!
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11/13/2023 - hajoha wrote: 94 Points
Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018
Elegant og parfymert.
En slankere utgave enn 2013.
Drikker bra nå.
Lettbeint intensitet, men ikke la deg lure - høy konsentrasjon her også.
Fabio lager en nydelig vin i alle årganger.
Lang og fast finish med pene tanniner.
Henger og henger i ettersmaken. 93-94p
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10/23/2023 - AWBryce wrote:
Strawberry, olive brine, great body and length. Open for business and v lovely
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9/1/2023 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points
PnP. From a Conterno Sensory. This pours really light and ruby and I love that so much. Wow nose is great and that’s no surprise. Redolent with the classic sweet wild strawberries, wonderful florals- some combo of roses and violets. Usually Monvig is wild strawberries and olives for me but the savory is less olives this time. There are some there but the dominant umami component is alpine herbals with maybe some smoked meats. The fruit is so sweet (but not remotely overripe) and the alloy of the sweet fruit and the umami is just divine. Hints of dirt and leather. The palate is less exuberant due to significant structure (acid and tannins) but shows similar flavor profile. It enters lithe and clear on the palate with tons of the savory - alpine herbs a la Chinato with the strawberries as support - as the palate develops it shows some serious tannins and acid. Combined with the savory notes it’s a pretty damn serious and tight-ish combo. This continues into the finish which is downright wicked at this point. Puckery tannins and acid with potent alpine herbs, leather and maybe hints of tar. It will take years for the palate and finish to come around to the nose but this will be even better when they do. I cooled this down in the fridge for a bit and I think that was the right call. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5-5.5+/6, Finish - 4.5-5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5-2/2 = 16.5-18/20 (with 17.5-18.5/20 potential.)
Day 8: still good. Pretty nose. The 18 bones are showing through a bit. Both on day 1 and now this is much much better chilled a few degrees
Day 116: about 1/5 of the bottle has been in the fridge, bottle corked, with no other preservation method. This has declined but is still holding up and pretty beautiful. Very gentle with olives and strawberries and mountain herbs - chinato. Showing more bones now - a bit of heat and varnish, but this is limpid and lovely. Seriously impressive. Exotic spices. This is very Burgundian.
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5/23/2023 - Iskama Likes this wine: 94 Points
Sixth bottle in the past year. What I might appreciate most about this wine is that each showing has been perfectly consistent. Feels too rare in the world of artisan wine, in my experience at least. Here I know exactly what I’m getting every time I pull a cork.
The aromas are perhaps not as explosive as a few months ago, which leads me to think this wine will shut down. More tannic than I recall from previous showings which were pure silk. Too bad as I’m not sure I’m ever going to like it more than I did on release, and accordingly I’ve been going through my bottles with reckless abandon. I wouldn’t intentionally age this wine , but will probably end up with a few left over and it’ll be interesting to see where they go.
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5/19/2023 - connorpksmith Likes this wine: 94 Points
Barolo Birthday Celebrations: Drank over a couple of hours. As typical with Burlotto, the color was much more translucent and ruby-like than your typical Barolo. This had a very fresh opening. The palate is more red fruit forward with lots of strawberries, underbrush, and herbs. This didn't have as much depth or strength as the '17, but still goes down as smooth as velvet. I agree with other notes that there is no reason to wait to open the '18 vintage. It's great now, and IMO it will only improve a little over time. 94
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4/17/2023 - devillighter Likes this wine: 96 Points
First experience with Burlotto Monvigliero. PnP into a Grassl Cru and followed over the course of an evening and paired with roast lamb. On the nose this has the Burlotto Monvigliero signature I always read about: olive tapenade and super fresh ripe strawberries. Incredible how accurate these descriptors are. On the palate the same olive tapenade and strawberry with some other more classic nebbiolo flavors. Mildly tannic. Elegant. Open right from the start. Very drinkable and delicious. No frame of reference to how this compares with other vintages, but it is really good. Gained some weight over the course of the evening. A super wine. 96+
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4/1/2023 - micsauer Likes this wine: 96 Points
The best of the 2018 Barolos from Burlotto and for me so far the best 2018 Barolo I have tasted. Super fine nose and mouthfeel, ever changing, a myriad of flavors. Excellent structure and pretty open. At a restaurant in Piedmont.
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3/12/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
A matter of taste 2023 - Day 2: *** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Burlotto elegance meets 2018 openness. Beautiful Barolo to drink now and over the next 5+ years. My favorite of the trio. Dense, intense and salty. Really a beauty. 94-95
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3/12/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points
During a walkabout event, no detailed tasting notes. In general 2018 showed much better than the vintage suggests, especially if you don't like your Barolo too tannic. 96+
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3/10/2023 - SARED wrote: 95 Points
Light red, medium power. Super long finish. Finish is 96. Everthing else is 93-94. 95?
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2/15/2023 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Poured into a decanter to serve. Beautiful Barolo with exotic spice, tar, rose petals and rapsberries. It is ethereal but weighty on the palate.
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2/11/2023 - Hugo Hilde wrote: 96 Points
Classics (Tøyen, Oslo): Double decanted 3h prior to serving
Strawberries with a hint of balsamico, rose petals, blueberry, savoury herbs, tar, wool, cinnamon and musk (or some kind of wet animal fur..) make for an amazing nose, very transparent yet complex.
A lot of very fine tannins frame the pure fruits, not imposing, though clearly this will age well. Peel of citrus, eucalyptus and a lovely freshness. A fantastic finish as well, this is so airy and semplice in its complexity, truly unique wine making.
Much more along classic lines than the 17 Monvigliero, though still unmistakably Burlotto.
Lovely.
96++
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2/7/2023 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 99 Points
Prior note holds but I underscored this. Pretty much a perfect wine for the vintage. Juicy cherry, strawberry, spearmint, mineral, …. Dense and textured with significantly more approachability than other years. Both the nose and palate just explode from the glass but retain elegance. I imagine with time some savory elements will emerge. Drink now or hold.
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2/4/2023 - cct wrote: 95 Points
Festa dal barolo AM tasting
Stemmy raspberry fruit and tapenade on the nose. A pretty telltale nose for this bottling. It's supple yet deep on the palate, with terrific tannin magagement. Lifted and fresh, yet intense. There is a sense of grace and delicacy that acts as a synergistic contrast to the subtle intensity of the wine. Unlike two other bottlings with stem inclusion at this tasting, this is a successful attempt. Drinks with the ease of mineral water. Harmonious, understated, and beautiful.
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2/4/2023 - Eric Guido Likes this wine:
La Festa del Barolo 2023 (The Pool, NYC): The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero is a total charmer, wild and exuberant in the glass with a burst of exotic florals, fresh picked strawberries and sweet spice. It washes across the palate with silken textures and tart wild berry fruits energized by zesty acidity. The 2018 finishes structured yet long with a primary concentration that lingers, as nuances of licorice and red currants fade. This comes across as quite youthful today, yet with the balance to mature beautifully in the cellar. It’s a completely atypical expression of the vintage, as well as one of its most impressive wines.
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2/4/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
La Festa del Barolo: Masterclass (and burgers) (The Pool/Grill): In my takeaways from Festa this year one of them is that Fabio is at this point making the most beautiful wines in Barolo. This was just awesome and it was interesting to see that at our little table of four all of us kept going back for me. It’s beautiful. There’s a lip smacking character that I do not normally get in wine that makes you want to be taking your next sip just as the last sip which somehow manages to linger despite the lightness of the wine is fading. It’s again some of that plum and peach style. Almost stone fruits. Not what I associate with the grape normally but it creates a bit more roundness to it and almost works to balance the just complete ethereal style. Elegant for sure. It’s a special wine as always and for me the obvious winner of the flight.
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2/4/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points
La Festa del Barolo 2023: As is typical, the '18 Burlotto Monvigliero was super perfumed, immediately standing out within the lineup. I found exotic spices, wild floral aromas, cured meats, and citrus peel. On the palate, the wine is very light in body, frankly without a ton of depth, but what is there is very attractive, and the wine drinks with ease. There is almost no tannin to speak of. I found citrus peel, exotic spice and floral tones, and a touch of meaty red fruits, ending on sweet floral and spice notes.
This is an attractive wine, although I have no idea how well it will age, because it is so light, even by the standards of this wine.
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1/19/2023 - adnorthup wrote:
incredibly open immediately. The boat is pure strawberry purée, which follows through into the palate, with beautiful ripe red fruit, leading into super meaty tannins. Tough to drink at the current retail price, but it’s a really great very open Barolo.
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11/18/2022 - Yagil wrote: 93 Points
Comm. G.B. Burlotto tasting (Assaf winery, Golan Heights): Pale Transparent red ruby
Med+ aromas intensity of red forest fruits, floral notes, strawberries, herbal notes, oak-vanilla, earth,
developing
dry, high acidity, med form soft tannins, high abv, med body, med flavors intensity consistent with the aromas, very good complexity, long quality finish,
Can (somewhat) drink now but better age further
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11/3/2022 - M.Y. Chong Likes this wine:
G.B. Burlotto Visit (Verduno): The famous Monvigliero.
Haunting nose.
Dusty and fine tannins compared to Acclivi and Castelleto.
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11/2/2022 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
An ebullient nose of dried flowers, rose petal, sage, mint and red berries. It has a sweet core of raspberry and cherry fruits in the mouth. There's delightful savoury nuance. It is mid-weight, silky and expressive, possessing exquisite balance and a long finish carried by moderate structure. A joy to drink young.
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10/21/2022 - diggydan wrote: 87 Points
First taste and smell was amazing....downhill road from there to no-fruit-ville. For other's sake, hopefully not a correct bottle. $220 at 2491.
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10/21/2022 - Iskama Likes this wine: 95 Points
Had this a few times now, very consistent showings. It’s a really beautiful wine with great aromatic complexity and the silkiest of tannins. It mops the floor with every other 2018 I’ve tasted. I personally prefer it to the exotic nature and sandy, drying tannin of the 2017. But it’s also much more delicate and lighter bodied. No idea how it will age but it sure is good now. 95-96?
It’s really a shame how expensive these are if you don’t have an allocation. This might be my favorite red wine out there and I still wouldn’t say it’s worth $300+ or whatever… I’ll look forward to opening these with less of a mental hurdle than the 2013 or 2016.
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10/21/2022 - Alexhare Likes this wine: 95 Points
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10/10/2022 - Radders12345 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Barolathon 2022 - Day 1 (Barolo - La Morra and Verduno): Tasted at Burlotto
This is a fabulous wine.
Nose of sweet red licorice, pomegranate, potpourri, tapenade, cinnamon and a touch of tar. A stunning kaleidoscope of a nose but great definition. I asked Cristina whether the make a perfume but sadly no!
All those aromas carry through to the palate but it’s not a jumble, fresh and clear with good acidity and tannin.
This gives you more and more on each revisit to the glass
Gosh I wish I had got some of this in the TWS Burlottery...
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10/10/2022 - poppacork Likes this wine: 91 Points
Extremely light in color and aroma on initial pour. This builds modestly in the glass to add a level of just off-ripe cherry fruit with an overtone of bloomy rind adding interest. The very fine tannins appear with time to add grip through the finish.
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10/4/2022 - hajoha wrote: 95 Points
Drukket hos produsenten.
Burlotto Monvigliero 2018.
Fantastisk floral nese med fersk sødmefull frukt og spice.
Klokkerent og svært elegant med høy intensitet.
Fløyel munnfølelse i inngangen, før det strammer seg til.
Konsentrert frukt på den slanke siden med en nydelig friskhet.
Leken og elegant med struktur til å holde seg rak i ryggen.
Lettbeint intensitet.
Meget lang og stram finish.
Selvsagt meget ung, men fantastisk vin. 95p
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7/29/2022 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 96 Points
Tough year but this has to be the wine of the vintage. As always the fruit is so pure. There’s excess here but really no wasted space (if that makes sense). Trademark pale ruby coloration with a dense texture and great extraction. Juicier and more approachable now than stronger years (13, 15, 16 and even 17). Dark cherry, raspberry, mint and mineral.
Delicious now but needs time to add depth and shed some tannins. As mentioned below “finesse” is the descriptor for the 18.
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6/13/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points
Eck & Maurick 20th Anniversary Tasting (Caffè Toscanini, Amsterdam, NL): Classically explosive Monvigliero nose, very pure and precise, flowing palate, much lighter in style than the 2015 tasted in 2020, all finesse and elegance, percaline tannins wrapped in elegant flesh. Real finesse.
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