Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba are the focus of this report. For an overview of the vintage and notes on wines from the communes of Verduno, Barolo, Novello and La Morra, see part 1. Above, the view from Monforte to Serralunga.
Most of Castiglione Falletto’s Barolos can be approached now. Several of them suggest that the commune sometimes struggled to achieve ripeness; especially at alcohol levels around 13.5%, the wines lack a little in complexity, although there are no green undertones or rough tannins. Meanwhile, the cru of Villero, the hottest in Castiglione, seems the most...
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