Vietti Castiglione Barolo 2018

Often mistaken as its own varietal, Barbaresco is in fact a celebrated town in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Some of the world’s most intricate and long lived wine comes from this picturesque enclave and its beauty compounds when you’ve tracked this memorable wine to its source only to find that its birthplace proves to be as moving as the Nebbiolo wine you crave. The variety ripens earlier here than Barolo which allows for earlier drinking reds but with their telltale tannins and ample acidity, Barbaresco is really at its peak five to ten years after harvest. In earlier times Barbaresco played second chair to Barolo, but over the last fifteen years in particular, Barbaresco has shown its lofty aromatics, its structural gravitas and its beguiling ability to evolve through fruit and hardwoods to earthen floral notes as well and better than its neighbor. Suddenly your cellar is devoted in large part to Piemontese wines –take it from one who knows. Having a mushroom risotto, a game feed or other autumnal fare? Honor the table with a righteous Barbaresco and share with your guests and family a true taste of Piedmont.

Food Pairings

Meats including hooved game and particularly savoury dishes like stews and braises. Pasta with rich, meaty sauces.

Where to find this wine

Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage

Victual
Crosby
218-545-1000

Ace Spirits
Hopkins
773-802-5144

France 44
Minneapolis
612-925-3252

South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811

Underground Leaf And Vine
Minneapolis
612-213-2975

Hennepin-lake Liquors
Minneapolis
612-825-4411

Total Wine & More #1608 - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-545-2754

Haskell's - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-544-4456

Glen Lake Wine & Spirits
Minnetonka
952-935-7375

Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777

Liquor Boy
Saint Louis Park
952-512-2200

Total Wine & More #1610 - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park

West Side Liquor - Waite Park
Waite Park
320-253-9511

Wayzata Wines & Spirits
Wayzata
952-473-7191

Cotroneo's Wine & Spirits
White Bear Lake
848-391-6064

Jerry's Wine & Spirits
Woodbury
651-414-4870