Guinigi Barolo 2016

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Vintage
2016

Size
750ML

ABV
14%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

An intense ruby red with garnet tinges, this Italian Barolo awakens the palate with a complex and persistent bouquet. Aromas of plum and cedar are delicately balanced with black pepper and licorice. Full-bodied and concentrated, the taste is marked by a great tannic and acidic balance, making it a long-lasting wine.  

This wine pairs exceptionally well with savory fares such as mushroom or truffle dishes, braised beef and aged cheeses. Thanks to its intensity, it is also perfect to be savored with friends and family after a hearty meal.

Professional Ratings

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    The elegant entry is strewn with complexity. Not a powerhouse, but intense with fragrance and flavor. Notes of underbrush, dark cherry, and black pepper are concentrated. Tannins are on the chalky side from Langhe’s limestone-clay soils and the wine’s structure and acidity shows beautiful balance.
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Guinigi, Italy
The verdant valleys and hills of northern Italy are beloved for their rich culture and wonderfully nuanced wines. Here, you will find la Torre Guinigi, rising over an ancient city, adorned with distinctive holm oaks. Our family roots run deep in this storied land, and we honor that heritage with Guinigi wines. Like the oak trees that symbolize strength, beauty and renewal, it is our belief that each new vintage will inspire a sense of awe in you.
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Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.

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The center of the production of the world’s most exclusive and age-worthy red wines made from Nebbiolo, the Barolo wine region includes five core townships: La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and the Barolo village itself, as well as a few outlying villages. The landscape of Barolo, characterized by prominent and castle-topped hills, is full of history and romance centered on the Nebbiolo grape. Its wines, with the signature “tar and roses” aromas, have a deceptively light garnet color but full presence on the palate and plenty of tannins and acidity. In a well-made Barolo wine, one can expect to find complexity and good evolution with notes of, for example, strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, truffle, anise, fresh and dried herbs, tobacco and violets.

There are two predominant soil types here, which distinguish Barolo from the lesser surrounding areas. Compact and fertile Tortonian sandy marls define the vineyards farthest west and at higher elevations. Typically the Barolo wines coming from this side, from La Morra and Barolo, can be approachable relatively early on in their evolution and represent the “feminine” side of Barolo, often closer in style to Barbaresco with elegant perfume and fresh fruit.

On the eastern side of the Barolo wine region, Helvetian soils of compressed sandstone and chalks are less fertile, producing wines with intense body, power and structured tannins. This more “masculine” style comes from Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba. The township of Castiglione Falletto covers a spine with both soil types.

The best Barolo wines need 10-15 years before they are ready to drink, and can further age for several decades.

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