Negretti Barolo Mirau 2017

“Rich red-fruit aromas with hints of fern, earth and dark flowers, such as violets and hibiscus. Full-bodied with lots of flavor and a beautiful frame of firm but elegant tannins. Tight now, but very long, leaving an aftertaste of bitter orange peel. Try after 2023.”

“Rose petal, red-skinned berry and tilled soil aromas take shape in the glass. The savory, balanced palate offers ripe raspberry, star anise and clove alongside fine-grained tannins. Drink 2024–2032.”

“This wine comes from an organically farmed vineyard site in La Morra that is not part of the official MGA (Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive) map. The Negretti 2017 Barolo Mirau opens to aromas of crushed flower, dried rose and anise. Those floral aromas establish an accessible and open-knit approach that is in line with other wines from this hot and dry vintage. Those delicate aromas cede to crushed mineral and iron ore. This wine maintains a delicate and carefully measured personality with a little more structural and tannic definition. Annual production for this wine is anywhere between 8,000 to 10,000 bottles”