2011 Barolo Riserva
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Castello di Verduno's 2011 Barolo Riserva Monvigliero is dark and powerful. Like many wines in this vintage, the Riserva presents slightly roasted quality to its fruit, along with a profile of tobacco, game, leather, licorice and dried herbs that suggest the wine is on a relatively fast aging curve. I would prefer to drink this hearty Barolo over the next handful of years or so. This is an especially tannic, forbidding, rustic wine within the context of the Monvigliero vineyard.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Verduno. Deep ruby with orange tinges. Subdued and a little rich on the nose with hints of tobacco leaf. Minerally, stony palate with quite dense fruit and acidic nerve running through it. The elegance of Monvigliero is a little lacking, but the clinging tannins and lasting acidity bode well for the future. (WS)