When Monica Larner, Italy taster for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, publishes her extensive notes on the current collections from Piedmont, it is a highly comprehensive and exciting affair every year. This year, too, she has tasted almost 1,000 samples since spring and has therefore only published the first two major Piedmont rankings in the last few weeks. And a third will follow after the stragglers have been released, we will of course keep you up to date.
What makes us particularly happy: Vietti, our "bedrock" from Piedmont and in our range for 20 years, not only receives above-average and high ratings, but Monica Larner also dedicates a separate paragraph to this showpiece winery for current reasons:
"Vietti is one of the most dynamic wineries in this appellation. From the 2019 vintage, the entire production of Barolo and Barbera is certified organic. This innovation reveals three big surprises. There are three new wines in their first release: the single-vineyard Barolo Cerequio (with grapes from La Morra), the Barolo Monvigliero from Verduno and the Barbaresco Masseria, now made entirely from grapes from the Cru site Roncaglie. The Monvigliero is of particular interest, it is made from 60% whole grapes in collaboration with colleagues from Borgogna. I also recently read that Luca Currado Vietti made an investment in Monvigliero in 2018 with a group of 10 American investors for an 8,000 square metre plot in the MGA (menzioni geografiche aggiuntive). Luca was unable to buy the property outright, but under the terms of the joint agreement, the investor group retains 45% of the production each year, which is released under the Vietti label, and Luca is left with the remaining 55%. The question is: what will come out of his share of this precious fruit?" MONICA LARNER
Over 100 Piedmontese wines in our range - from Arneis to Barolo - can now boast high ratings. Among them are the wineries Ascheri, Conterno Fantino, Domenico Clerico, E. Pira, Elvio Cogno, Fontanabianca, G.D. Vajra, Giulia Negri, La Spinetta, Pecchenino, Pio Cesare, Produttori del Barbaresco, Sottimano and of course ... Vietti (info: Bruno Giacosa, Elio Altare, Luciano Sandrone and others coming soon).
This is reading and enjoyment material at its best - we hope you enjoy browsing and tasting the drops, some of which are very rare and sought-after.
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