Discreet wood spice notes and very ripe blue berry

The 2013 Barolo Castelletto Vigna Pressenda sees fruit sourced from the middle part of the Castelletto vineyard where there is a mix of lighter

Stately length

all wrapped in a softly mineral-inflected finish

This is heavenly

Nigl, Privat Gruner Veltliner other_regions_italy Discreet wood spice notes andThe 2004 Gruner Veltliner Privat as per usual comes from 40 to 50 year old vines in a lower section of the Piri, and Nigl gave this fruit harvested November 26 27 an entire day of skin contact before pressing. The results are little short of spectacular. Lilac, fennel and white pepper aromas lead to a rich, full bodied, creamy, silken, yet always insistently bright mouthful of fruit, nut oils, and liquid stone. The finish here is cool in its measured