Vietti 2013 Single Vineyard Parcel
We are delighted to offer a parcel of single vineyard Vietti wines from the much heralded 2013 Barolo vintage. According to Vinous.com, “It is a vintage of austere, classically structured wines built for cellaring. At the top, 2013 is a thrilling Barolo vintage.”
Vietti’s wines were at the top in 2013, as they have often been before and since then. The estate was one of only two producers to have produced a 100 points wine in 2013 according to Antonio Galloni. As stated by the respected Italian wine critic, “the 2013s are spectacular wines that deserve to be appreciated on their own, without any noise from recent events. The 2013s were always superb from barrel. They are every bit as impressive from bottle. Simply put, this is a magical set of new releases from Luca Currado, his wife, Elena Penna, and their talented team.”
Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800s by Carlo Vietti.
The estate has gradually grown over the course of time, and today the vineyards include some of the most highly-prized terroirs within the Barolo winegrowing area.
Luca Currado Vietti and his wife Elena, has taken the estate to a new level since taking over in 1990. They have contributed to the success of the Vietti brand – universally recognized today as being one of the very finest Italian wine labels – by continuing along the path of the pursuit of quality, considered experimentation, and working for expansion and consolidation internationally.
The vineyards are farmed organically, and they combine the modern and traditional approaches of winemaking to produce terroir drive wines that are built to age, but approachable early nonetheless.
Expected available May 2020
Offer subject to final confirmation and remaining unsold. E. & O. E.
Vietti Barolo Lazzarito 2013
HKD 1,180 per 75cl
This tasting of the 2013 Barolo Lazzarito confirms just how far the wine has come along in recent vintages. Creamy, ample and potent, the 2013 offers an intriguing interplay of aromatics, fruit and structural underpinnings. Gravel, smoke, tar and dark fruit - all signatures of this Serralunga site - are front and center, but it is the wine's overall balance that is most impressive. Scorched earth, leather, smoke and graphite are some of the many notes that reapper on the finish. The 2013 is a real stunner.
Score: 96
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, February 2017
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Viettie Barolo Brunate 2013
HKD 1,300 per 75cl
Vietti's 2013 Barolo Brunate is one of the most reticent, powerful and explosive wines in the range. Huge beams of tannin give the wine its energy and overall shape. Readers will have to be especially patient with the 2013, as it is built for the long haul. As...in the very long haul. The gravitas and overall muscularity of Brunate is quite evident, but the wine remains raw, powerful and in need of significant bottle age. Today, the tannins are searing, which adds to the wine's brooding personality. This is the first vintage that includes old-vine fruit that used to go to Oberto and Marengo from a parcel Vietti acquired a few years ago.
Score: 96
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, February 2017
Vietti Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2013
HKD 1,350 per 75cl
The 2013 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is ample, generous and also surprisingly rich. The more intense, voluptuous side of Rocche comes through loud and clear. Even with all of its textural depth, the Rocche possesses superb aromatic intensity and nuance. The 2013 is an unusually rich, racy Rocche, with tons of mid-palate richness. In many vintages, the Rocche is open-knit and sensual, which gives it a certain amount of early accessibility. I don't see much of that in the 2013. Readers will have to be patient here.
Score: 97
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, February 2017
Viettie Barolo Ravera 2013
HKD 2,100 per 75cl
The 2013 Barolo Ravera is a real stunner. An exceptional, brilliant wine, the 2013 Barolo Ravera possesses breathtaking aromatics, translucent fruit and energy to burn. In 2013, the Ravera is dark and brooding, with fabulous intensity and the linear, focused precision that is the signature of this site in Novello. I have tasted and followed the 2013 Ravera for a number of years. It has never been anything less than thrilling. It is all that and more today. Readers who can find the 2013 should not hesitate, as it is tremendous.
Score: 100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, February 2017