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Castello di Verduno, Barolo Monvigliero Riserva, 2010

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Castello di Verduno
$114.99
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Verduno's flagship cru in a legendary vintage — and in Riserva tier. Castello di Verduno has belonged to the Burlotto family since 1909, today run by Gabriella Burlotto and her husband Franco Bianco (whose family brought prime Barbaresco parcels into the fold). Their daughters Marcella and Giovanna are now part of the team, and Mario Andrion has overseen the cellar since 2000. Monvigliero, on the crest of the Verduno hill, is the commune's defining cru — known for floral lift, perfume, and finesse rather than brute power. 2010 is one of the modern era's truly great Barolo vintages: classical, structured, age-worthy. As Riserva, this saw extended élevage before release. Fifteen years on, it's just entering its long drinking window.

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Antonio Galloni

80 points

"Sadly, the 2010 Barolo Riserva Monvigliero is marred by brett and generally unclean flavors." —Antonio Galloni

Jancis Robinson

17 points

"Verduno. Youthful ruby. A little medicinal on the nose and very medicinal on the palate. Second sample is much fresher and bursting with cherry fruit. Succulent and bright and very young. Elegant and almost a little racy with layers of grainy tannins. Great potential."

More about Castello di Verduno

Verduno was long one of the most obscure villages of Barolo. Stuck way up in the northern corner of the DOC, away from the tour buses and truffle shops, the geekiest of Barolo lovers knew it for the airier examples of Barolo that didn’t seem to please international markets. Very few producers even bothered exporting the wines.

Then something happened. Mostly what happened is Burlotto, and especially their superstar single Cru in Verduno known as Monvigliero. That wine, made in the traditionalist method that has been returning to fashion, awoke wine lovers to the greatness of Verduno.

Genealogy can normally be pretty boring, but in the case of the Castello di Verduno it tells you almost everything you need to know about the estate. Ancestor One was a Burlotto who inherited from his Mom and Dad the castle itself, along with vines in Monvigliero and other great Verduno sites. Ancestor Two was a member of the Barbaresco family of Franco Bianco. Thanks to this marriage of Barbaresco and Burlotto, the CdV now owns Barolo in Monvigliero and Barbaresco in Rabaja!

Wine-making is traditional, with 30-40 day macerations and aging in large Slavonian casks. But don’t assume this makes for big, brooding wines. Verdunois known, as noted above, for those airier examples of Barolo, and the Castello’s wines are definitely elegant and lack the forbidding structure of, say, a Serralunga. That’s terroir.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2010

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Carafe at least an hour. Pour alongside braised oxtail, tajarin with white truffle (when in season), roast venison with juniper, or the Piemontese classic of brasato al Barolo. Aged Castelmagno or Gorgonzola Naturale finishes the meal beautifully.

Tasting Profile

Perfumed, floral, deeply classical. Rose, violet, dried cherry, tar, white pepper, and orange peel over a fine-grained but firm tannin framework. Long, mineral finish. A signature Verduno wine of finesse rather than force.

Verduno was long one of the most obscure villages of Barolo. Stuck way up in the northern corner of the DOC, away from the tour buses and truffle shops, the geekiest of Barolo lovers knew it for the airier examples of Barolo that didn’t seem to please international markets. Very few producers even bothered exporting the wines. Then something happened. Mostly what happened is Burlotto, and especially their superstar single Cru in Verduno known as Monvigliero. That wine, made in the traditionalist method that has been returning to fashion, awoke wine lovers to the greatness of Verduno. Genealogy can normally be pretty boring, but in the case of the Castello di Verduno it tells you almost everything you need to know about the estate. Ancestor One was a Burlotto who inherited from his Mom and Dad the castle itself, along with vines in Monvigliero and other great Verduno sites. Ancestor Two was a member of the Barbaresco family of Franco Bianco. Thanks to this marriage of Barbaresco and Burlotto, the CdV now owns Barolo in Monvigliero and Barbaresco in Rabaja! Wine-making is traditional, with 30-40 day macerations and aging in large Slavonian casks. But don’t assume this makes for big, brooding wines. Verdunois known, as noted above, for those airier examples of Barolo, and the Castello’s wines are definitely elegant and lack the forbidding structure of, say, a Serralunga. That’s terroir.

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