2021 Barolo Castelletto
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Monforte d’Alba. Just mid ruby. Subdued and a little austere yet complex with savoury oak notes and then slowly emerging sweet red fruit. Richer fruit on the palate than the nose but with plenty of supple acidity. The plentiful, chewy, bitter-sweet tannins are buffered by the generous fruit. Needs time to settle. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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With fruit from Monforte d'Alba, the Mauro Veglio 2021 Barolo Castelletto (with 6,500 bottles created) reveals power and important richness that is noticed in the wine's darker appearance. Blackcurrant and cherry are framed by licorice, tar and rusty nail. The Castelletto performs very nicely in 2021, showing balance, precision and power. You notice the oak as the wine opens in the glass. It ages in barrique for two years, with 25% new wood.
The 2021 Barolo Castelletto reveals a jeweled ruby color and is highly expressive on the nose, with violet perfume, black raspberries, menthol, and toasted sage. The palate is full and expanding, with fleshy noble tannins, a bright spine of acidity, warming spice, and a dark brooding nature through the long finish. This is another commanding wine with good detail that will be worth aging and checking in on over the next 15 or more years.
The 2021 Barolo Castelletto is one of the most potent of these wines. It exudes tons of textural depth and overall intensity. Dark cherry, red plum, blood orange, spice and rose petal saturate the palate. All the 2021 needs is a bit of time to shed some of its baby fat. Today the aromatics are especially alluring. Brisk acids and beams of supporting tannin round out a super-classic expression of Monforte's Castelletto district.