Mauro Veglio Barolo Castelletto 2008

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Winery: Mauro Veglio
Region: Italy » Piedmont
Varietal: Nebbiolo

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Woody, cocoa, sweet, very little else, decent in the mouth with dark cherry fruit. Simple, soft, a bit clumsy but with some Nebbiolo character. Read more

The 2006 Barolo Castelletto is simply lovely. This is the darkest of Veglio's 2006s. Dark plums, cherries, violets, mint, minerals and menthol flow... Read more

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Gregory Dal Piaz

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Vintage: 2006 12/09/2010

Woody, cocoa, sweet, very little else, decent in the mouth with dark cherry fruit. Simple, soft, a bit clumsy but with some Nebbiolo character.

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Vintage: 2006 10/24/2011

The 2006 Barolo Castelletto is simply lovely. This is the darkest of Veglio's 2006s. Dark plums, cherries, violets, mint, minerals and menthol flow effortlessly from the glass. The wine turns a touch firmer in the glass, as the youthful tannins take over, then finishes with substantial density and persistence on the close, where sweet balsamic notes add a final dash of complexity. The Castelletto is the most structured and potentially long-lived of Veglio's 2006 Barolos. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2024. Deep, saturated red. Deep, ripe but brooding aromas of black fruits, menthol and licorice. Big, sweet, rich and deep, with a seamless texture and considerably more volume than the Gattera. This has the flesh and sweetness to support its serious building tannins. Also quite backward, but the wines length and underlying sweetness hold out considerable promise. Barolo Castelletto opens with ripe aromas of blackberry and strawberry with background tones of old leather,...

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