Michele Chiarlo Tortoniano (Barolo)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Nebbiolo

País

Italy

Região

Barolo

Denominação

Barolo / Piedmont

Corpo

full

Acidez

high

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201291 pts

  Aromas suggesting ripe berry, exotic spice, Alpine herb and a whiff of blue flower come together in the glass. The dense, round palate offers black raspberry, fleshy cherry, licorice and espresso alongside velvety tannins. It's already surprisingly accessible. Drink through 2022.

• 201193 pts

  Crushed violet, herb, wild berry, leather, exotic incense, eucalyptus and balsamic aromas carry over to the elegantly structured palate underscored by a mineral vein. It's bright and fresh, with young, tightly wound tannins that need time to unfurl. Drink 2018–2031.

• 200793 pts

  The softness of the 2007 vintage is already apparent in this wine. Generous aromas of ripe fruit, black cherry, leather and tobacco follow suit, and the wine is plush and velvety on the close. Hold for 10–15 more years.

• 200692 pts

  This wonderful vintage of Tortoniano (a blend of Nebbiolo grapes from the best vineyard crus) opens with amazing intensity and purity of its varietal aromas. The wood element, in the form of toasted almond and espresso bean, is integrated and the close is persistent, smooth and…

• 200590 pts

  Tortoniano shows very exciting results thanks to the wine's evident softness and richness. Aromas recall sweet Christmas spice, black cherry, licorice and rose petal but the wine really picks up speed in the mouth where you will experience a blast of chocolate and espresso. Drin…

• 200388 pts

  The wine is already showing signs of maturity; the color is edged with brown and the nose has earthy, tar aromas alongside the dark youthful fruit. Structure is soft and integrated, and the wine shows slightly less maturity on the palate where the fruit is more primary, but stil…