Fratelli Alessandria - Barolo Monvigliero 2019 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $116.00
| Producer | Fratelli Alessandria |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 6377 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
The 2019 Barolo Monvigliero shows a medium dark garnet appearance with an especially focused quality of fruit. There is wild cherry and Japanese plum but the Monvigliero cru also delivers crushed rose earthy iris root candied orange peel with clove and dustings of black pepper. The wine is exceedingly silky and polished in texture but its inherent complexity is never diminished. It should be interesting to revisit this bottle after the 10-year mark. This estate was the first to bottle a Monvigliero in 1978 and today 7000 bottles are made.
Vinous: 94-96 Points
The 2019 Barolo Monvigliero tasted from barrel is fabulous. Silky and elegant with tons of energy the Monvigliero is showing beautifully today even as a sample from tank with low SO2 typical of this stage pre-bottling. Even so all the translucent finesse of Monvigliero comes through loud and clear. Crushed red berry fruit chalk blood orange mint and white pepper lend brightness. The 2019 is shaping up to be a real beauty. It's one of those young wines that is very hard to spit. (Drink between 2029-2044)
Kerin O'Keefe: 95 Points
Fratelli Alessandria?s 2019 Monvigliero is full-bodied and delicious delivering flavors of raspberry compote blood orange licorice and tobacco enveloped in velvety tannins. It?s bold but also possesses an almost weightless finesse and thanks to the fruit richness you?d never guess this has an abv of 15%. Drink 2026?2039. Abv: 15% Kerin O?Keefe March 2023 ©kerinokeefe
