Monday, 6 February 2012

Vietti – Barbaresco – Masseria – 1996

Vietti is a major Piedmontese winery, with a range of Barolos, Barberas, Dolcettos and a Barbaresco – the Masseria.

A fairly typical Nebbiolo bouquet – berry spice, tar and violets. A bit of tea and tobacco as well. Weighty on the palate – tannic and alcoholic. “Too tannic,” says N1. I’m surprised – I would have expected this to be smoothing out by now. But 1996 was another pretty grand vintage in Piedmont, and this clearly has some distance to go yet. Will be superb.

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