2020 Barolo Brunate DOCG, Vietti *Jeroboam 3L*
Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
The La Morra Crown in Glass
This is Barolo with scale, grace and a sense of arrival. In Jeroboam, Brunate becomes a true centrepiece: not just a bottle, but an occasion. It opens with red cherry, plum, rose, violet and blood orange, before deeper notes of tar, liquorice, cedar, tobacco, dried herbs, spice and crushed stone begin to gather.
The palate is broad, precise and beautifully composed, with Nebbiolo’s fine tannins carrying red fruit, citrus peel, savoury spice and mineral depth. There is La Morra elegance here, but also a darker, more commanding undertow. It feels regal, resonant and built for time, the kind of wine that asks the table to slow down and listen.
For when the occasion deserves something with presence, pedigree and a little theatre.
Pairs with truffle risotto, braised beef, wild mushroom tajarin, roast duck, game, aged parmesan, slow-cooked lamb, or a long lunch that needs a centrepiece.
If this wine were… a crown, it would be burnished gold and garnet, lifted from a velvet case only when the room is ready.
Vietti is one of Piemonte’s great historic producers, based in Castiglione Falletto with roots reaching back to the late 1800s. The estate helped pioneer single-vineyard Barolo and remains closely associated with some of the region’s finest crus. Its Brunate comes from the historic MGA vineyard in La Morra, where Vietti captures both perfume and power, giving this wine its unmistakable combination of elegance, depth and authority.
Whats in the bottle
Nebbiolo 100%
Notable Awards
97 points, James Suckling