2016 Barolo Villero
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Always on the more immediate side of the Mascarello family Barolo spectrum, the 2016 Barolo Villero is really quite spectacular. This wine is coming together with impressive intensity and seamless integration, showing equal parts fruit, spice and earthy notes of crushed stone. Those fruit tones are especially rich and generous with cherry liqueur, wild plum and pressed rose petal. The wine offers a level of thrilling exuberance and depth that sums up the 2016 vintage in a nutshell. Villero is one of my favorite sites in Castiglione Falletto.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Barolo Villero is a wiry, taut wine that is going to need a few years to come into its own. Brown spice, leather, cedar and earthy notes lend quite a bit of aromatic complexity. This deceptively mid-weight Barolo has a ton to offer.