Edizione 2009

Barolo Vigna Gattera 2005: 92
The 2005 Barolo Gattera is made from a plot that features white soils and is the only Barolo here to be aged in a medium-size 15 hectoliter cask. This gorgeous Barolo is built on a core of fresh raspberries, flowers and sweet spices. The wine offers superb freshness and closes with an elegant, refined finish, where floral notes give the wine a pretty lift. A generous, engaging wine, the Gattera should continue to drink nicely over the coming years. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.

Barolo Vigna Conca 2005: 92
Smoke, new leather, licorice and dark red cherries emerge from the 2005 Barolo Conca, which is the most dense and full-bodied of the wines at this stage. The warm microclimate at Conca has yielded a wine of uncommon ripeness and elegance. This is another compelling wine from Revello. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.

Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata 2005: 93
The 2005 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata is a remarkably graceful, layered wine endowed with notable detail and clarity, all qualities that were especially hard to come by in 2005. There is incredible vividness to be found in the glass, where endless nuances of freshly cut roses, menthol, minerals and spices all come to life. The wine’s inner perfume carries through all the way to the intensely satisfying finish. This is a gem. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.

Barolo Vigna Giachini 2005: 91
The 2005 Barolo Giachini is a rich, explosive wine loaded with fruit. Here the profile tends towards a darker expression than that found in the Gattera. The wine remains compelling for its textural richness rather than detail, while the characteristic floral notes that are one the hallmarks of this site reappear on the finish, framing the wine nicely. The terrain at Giachini contains a larger percentage of sand than some of the other vineyards in La Morra and yields perfumed wines that at times resemble those from Rocche dell'Annunziata. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.

Barolo 2005: 90