Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2017 (75cl, 14.5%)

A 100% Nebbiolo from Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, bottled at 14.5% ABV. The Castiglione bottling is a multi-vineyard Barolo assembled from parcels vinified and aged separately; roughly two-thirds of the fruit comes from Ravera, a high-altitude vineyard in Novello. After individual vinification, the wine ages for approximately 30 months in traditional large oak casks and smaller barriques before blending and bottling. The nose opens with ripe red cherry and kirsch, fennel, cinnamon and dried rose petal, with hints of new leather and tobacco. The palate is silky and balanced, with cranberry, plum, blood orange, tar and menthol, building to structured fine tannins and ripe strawberry. The finish is long, with cherry and berry notes and a firm tannic backbone.