2021 Barolo, Villero, Brovia
The Brovia 2021 Barolo Villero has that powdery or chalky element that I love so much from this site. It's like crushed chalkboard, and it frames other more fragrant aromas of sambuca, aniseed, blueberry and lilac. This wine is beautifully complex, and it keeps going in the glass, unveiling new layers all the time. The same thing can be said of the long mouthfeel. Villero is 1.2 hectares at 230 to 350 meters above sea level with marl soils (a mix of silt and clay). The wine matures in 40-hectoliter French and Slavonian oak casks, and 5,000 bottles were created. ~ (97) Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 6-19-2025
A bright red color, the 2021 Barolo Villero is lifted on the nose with notes of minty herbs, fresh redcurrants, cinnamon, and cedar. The palate offers nervous tension, with finely coiled tannins, vibrant, ripe acidity, and a long, medium-framed feel with refreshing lift. It’s going to take time to unfurl, but I anticipate it improving over the coming 15-20 years. ~ (95) Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com 5-1-2025
This wine has bright fruitness, with aromas of red cherries, strawberries, violets and cherry stones. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, showing a tight-knit structure of firm yet ripe, precise, dusty tannins and refreshing acidity. Warming finish. Try from 2027. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 1-8-2025
The 2021 Barolo Villero is a tight, reticent wine, as Barolos from this site often are. Spice box, dried flowers, mint and plum begin to emerge with a bit of time in the glass. This firm, classically austere Barolo feels rather shut down following its bottling. The Villero is always the hardest wine at Brovia to taste young. Even so, it oozes classicism. All readers need is a measure of patience. ~ (95) Antonio Galloni , Vinous 1-1-2025
A paler shade of crimson than the Rocche di Castiglione. Sweetly aromatic raspberry fruit with an undertow of exotic spice. Truly becomes more and more multilayered with aeration. Cool, composed and suave cranberry and raspberry fruit that truly opens up on the finish, like a perfume. Long, gravelly tannins and supple acidity creating a perfect, balanced triangle. ~ (17) Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com 11-29-2024
A bright red color, the 2021 Barolo Villero is lifted on the nose with notes of minty herbs, fresh redcurrants, cinnamon, and cedar. The palate offers nervous tension, with finely coiled tannins, vibrant, ripe acidity, and a long, medium-framed feel with refreshing lift. It’s going to take time to unfurl, but I anticipate it improving over the coming 15-20 years. ~ (95) Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com 5-1-2025
This wine has bright fruitness, with aromas of red cherries, strawberries, violets and cherry stones. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, showing a tight-knit structure of firm yet ripe, precise, dusty tannins and refreshing acidity. Warming finish. Try from 2027. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 1-8-2025
The 2021 Barolo Villero is a tight, reticent wine, as Barolos from this site often are. Spice box, dried flowers, mint and plum begin to emerge with a bit of time in the glass. This firm, classically austere Barolo feels rather shut down following its bottling. The Villero is always the hardest wine at Brovia to taste young. Even so, it oozes classicism. All readers need is a measure of patience. ~ (95) Antonio Galloni , Vinous 1-1-2025
A paler shade of crimson than the Rocche di Castiglione. Sweetly aromatic raspberry fruit with an undertow of exotic spice. Truly becomes more and more multilayered with aeration. Cool, composed and suave cranberry and raspberry fruit that truly opens up on the finish, like a perfume. Long, gravelly tannins and supple acidity creating a perfect, balanced triangle. ~ (17) Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com 11-29-2024
SKU: SK3555426-750
COUNTRY : Italy
REGION : Piemonte
PRODUCER : Brovia
FORMAT : 750ml
COUNTRY : Italy
REGION : Piemonte
PRODUCER : Brovia
FORMAT : 750ml