Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova DOCG
€ 134,00 NO VAT (private collection)
Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera DOCG
€ 100,00 NO VAT (private collection)
€ 121,00 NO VAT (private collection)
Jane Anson: 97 pts
A brilliant Léoville, continuing to impress as it has every time I have tasted it. The width and depth of the ripe tannins is matched pace for pace by an elegance to the cassis, bilberry, blackcurrant fruit. As it opens, cocoa bean, smoked earth, charcoal, graphite and woodsmoke come spiralling out of the glass, and this is just gorgeous. Easily one of the wines of the vintage not just in St Julien but across Bordeaux. 70% new oak. Technical director François Brehant, consultant Eric Boissenot.
6 in stock
| Vintage | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Begin consume | 2028 |
| End Consume | 2046 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alcohol % vol. | 13 to 14% |
| Category | Dry |
| Producer | Château Léoville Barton |
| Designation | Unknown |
| Vineyard | Unknown |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-Region | Médoc |
| Appellation | St. Julien |
| Typification | Private (Wine from a private collection – invoice without VAT) |
| SKU | 3280161 |
| Categories | Private, Red Wine |
The 2017 Barolo is gracious, perfumed and very nicely lifted. An effusive, floral bouquet opens first, followed by a rush of red berry fruit. Nervous, a bit wiry at this stage, the 2017 is going to need at least a few years to fully open, but all the elements are in place to allow that to happen. Maria Teresa Mascarello's Barolo is one of the most elegant and restrained wines of the year. It's not an immediately impressive or captivating wine at this stage. The purity of the flavors is just striking, though. Give it a few years to blossom.
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