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Aurelio Settimo, Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata, 2008

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
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This is a Barolo with real age on it, from Rocche dell'Annunziata, the La Morra vineyard best known for perfume and elegance and the one cru from outside the village of Barolo that Bartolo Mascarello puts in his Barolo. Aurelio Settimo is a small, very classical house that specializes in this single site, and its prices are very reasonable. (For a wine of this pedigree, that's the insider part.) The 2008 is one of the first vintages Tiziana Settimo made after her father Aurelio died in 2007, and she didn't modernize anything. The wine fermented on its skins with a submerged cap at a natural, uncontrolled temperature, then spent a year in concrete and two years in big, untoasted French oak casks that were 10 to 15 years old, with no new wood at all. The vines face south-southwest on calcareous soil, and the family's own advice was to give the wine 15 to 18 years, so this is a mature Barolo for drinking now. Decant it and pour it with a slow-cooked dinner.

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More about Aurelio Settimo

This is a small producer with a very clear specialty: single vineyard Rocche dell’Annunziata, from vines by the winery. They make wines in a very classical style, and offer them at very reasonable prices. This is excellent wine for getting-to-know La Morra…or just for drinking!

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2008

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Beef braised in Barolo with polenta; tajarin with butter and shaved truffle; roast pheasant or guinea fowl with porcini; wild mushroom risotto; aged Castelmagno or Parmigiano.

Tasting Profile

Garnet red with ruby glints. Strong aromas of spice and liquorice. Well structured but supple, with pleasant tannins and good balance.