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Bottle of Brovia, Barolo Rocche di Castiglione, 2021 (1.5L) - Red Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Brovia, Barolo Rocche di Castiglione, 2021 (1.5L)

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Brovia

$359.99

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The Rocche di Castiglione is Brovia's expression of minerality and finesse—a wine that showcases what happens when you farm extremely steep, challenging terrain. This south-facing cru sits at 300-350 meters elevation on sandy, calcareous soils that impart ethereal minerality and distinction. The wines from here demand longer aging than most Barolos; the 2021 will benefit from cellaring until 2031 and can age through 2046. Brovia's spontaneous fermentation in cement and aging in large French and Slavonian oak casks emphasize the wine's delicate character. The 2021 is fragrant and all about finesse: aromas of rose, perfumed berry, menthol and dark spice. This magnum format offers ideal conditions for the extended aging this wine requires.

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Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 96
"The 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a classic Brovia wine from this site. Aromatic, sculpted and vibrant in the glass, the 2021 has so much to offer. Crushed flowers, vibrant red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint and cinnamon are all beautifully lifted. There's gorgeous inner sweetness that emerges over time. Silky, beautifully ripe tannins pull it all together on the closer. As always, Rocche is the most charming and sensual of the Barolos in this range. If I had to pick just one wine to encapsulate what Brovia is all about, the Rocche di Castiglione would be it. Superb." -Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

RP 98
"The Brovia 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione takes us back to, again, one of my favorite sites in the appellation. I go crazy for wines from this MGA. This expression is extremely nuanced and delicate, especially at first. The wine builds intensity later. Finely stitched aromas of fruit, minerals and blue flower make for a classical Nebbiolo. It shows good power and structure at the back. You should age it longer than most. Fermentation starts off in cement, and the wine is racked into French and Slavonian oak casks (40 hectoliters) for aging. The Rocche di Castiglione vineyard is distinguished by its high presence of sand. This 1.6-hectare plot sits at 300 to 350 meters in elevation with southeastern exposures. The vineyard is extremely steep and, with the loose soils, is challenging to farm. Diano sandstone and Sant'Agata Fossili Marl put these soils on the "younger" side of the Barolo geological spectrum. This wine will be released in September 2025, with 5,000 bottles." -Monica Larner

Decanter

D 95
"The estate’s first single-MGA bottling, Rocche di Castiglione has been produced since 1970. The steep, sandy southeast-facing site is gently warmed by the morning sun and is reputed to yield some of the denomination’s most refined examples. Indeed, Brovia’s 2021 is silky, elegant, even Pinot Noir-esque. It is surprisingly dainty for the vintage but not without substance. Beautiful perfumes of rose, lavender and lemon blossom echo on the raspberry-led palate. There's a hint of wet soil and a delicious stony crunch, finely framed with velvety tannins. This may fill out a bit with time."

Kerin O'Keefe

WE 98
"Fragrant and all about finesse, the radiant Brovia 2021 Rocche di Castiglione mesmerizes with its aromas of rose, perfumed berry, menthol and dark culinary spice. Full-bodied and showing elegant restraint, the savory, vibrant palate has a pristine quality, delivering crunchy red red, orange zest, star anise and black tea set against taut, refined tannins. It's impeccably balanced, with bright acidity. What a beauty." -Kerin O'Keefe

What importer Rosenthal Wine Merchant has to say about this wine...

This splendid site in Castiglione Falletto, the fabled “Rocche,” gives us a window onto the elegant, feminine side of Barolo. Always the most aromatic and sensual of the crus from Brovia, the Rocche dei Brovia carries its weight with a ballerina-like delicacy on top of tannins that are sweet and silky. A seductress that tempts you to the table with its near-athletic versatility, the Rocche is the one member of this special quartet of crus that will charm you from the outset. The unique qualities of this “cru” result from the sandy soil composition that is in stark contrast to the terrain that underlies its neighboring “crus” in Castiglione Falletto. The Brovia parcel (1.5 hectares) of this vineyard faces southeast and sits at 350 meters altitude. The vines were planted in 1966. The wine ferments for at least 3 weeks and then is racked into large oak barrels of French origin for an aging period of no less than two years before it is bottled (unfiltered). Annual production is on the order of 5,500 bottles of which 1,200 bottles (plus 60 magnums) are exported to the USA.

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied