1999 Barolo Villero
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The 1999 Barolo Villero impresses for its intense, bright fruit and overall precision. Sweet red cherries, flowers and pine open up in the glass, followed by expressive floral overtones that add nuance. The 1999 can be enjoyed today, or anytime over the next decade, give or take. This is a terrific showing from the Villero.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Medium red. The Villero is usually the most accessible of the Mascarello Barolos and on this day it is just beautiful, with a captivating balsamic nose and plenty of sweet dark fruit, mineral and menthol notes. This medium-bodied wine offers great length and harmony in an understated, ethereal style and should drink well to age 25. Perhaps seduced by the Villero's more open-knit, generous personality, on this day I preferred it to the Santo Stefano.
Medium red, showing a bit less amber than the Santo Stefano. Perfumed aromas of red cherry, flowers and spices. Sweet, spicy and accessible on the front half, but kept firm by solid, nicely integrated acidity. Then juicy, tight and firmly tannic on the back end, but already showing lovely perfume. In this instance, I clearly prefer this to the 2000 bottling.
The 1999 Barolo Villero, floral and balsamic in aroma, is a big, strapping, muscular example of Barolo, dense and intense with chewy tannins and can be consumed from 2006 to 2018. Importer: William Deutsch, White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-WINE