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The September 2022 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $100
Lightly wrinkled label.
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92+ST
"Good medium red. Discreet aromas of cherry, minerals and smoke. Firm and tight, showing less early sweetness than the estate's other '98 Barolos. More dominated today by its spine of acidity, and thus not yet expansive in the mouth. But juicy, fresh and very young. Finishes with very firm, building tannins. Like a number of Barolo traditionalists, the Brovias prize the '99 vintage for its character and structure. The family's Barolos spend 20 to 25 days on their skins in cement tanks, with daily pumpovers used to control temperature. They are then aged in a variety of French and Slavonian casks holding around 30 hectoliters. No press wine is used in the final blends. These Barolos have fared well in my comparative tastings in recent years, and on my recent visit to the property I came away with the feeling that they're better today than ever before. Giacinto Brovia is benefitting from the increasing involvement of daughters Elena and Cristina."
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"Good medium red. Discreet aromas of cherry, minerals and smoke. Firm and tight, showing less early sweetness than the estate's other '98 Barolos. More dominated today by its spine of acidity, and thus not yet expansive in the mouth. But juicy, fresh and very young. Finishes with very firm, building tannins. Like a number of Barolo traditionalists, the Brovias prize the '99 vintage for its character and structure. The family's Barolos spend 20 to 25 days on their skins in cement tanks, with daily pumpovers used to control temperature. They are then aged in a variety of French and Slavonian casks holding around 30 hectoliters. No press wine is used in the final blends. These Barolos have fared well in my comparative tastings in recent years, and on my recent visit to the property I came away with the feeling that they're better today than ever before. Giacinto Brovia is benefitting from the increasing involvement of daughters Elena and Cristina."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.