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Brovia, Barolo Brea Vigna Ca Mia 2011
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Description
Brovia, Barolo, Brea Ca Mia, Piedmont, Italy, Still, Red, 2010
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Lavender, mint, sage, smoke, tobacco and plums are all laced together in the 2011 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca'Mia. As always, the Ca'Mia is a decidedly vertical Barolo built on a spine of persistent tannin, but in 2011 there is a little bit of added polish that serves to soften the contours. Tucked off the main road, Brea remains one of the least well-known vineyards in Serralunga. The 2011 is a great wine to start exploring some of the nuances of this site. A huge finish that brings together power and voluptuousness captures the pure radiance of the year.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Brovia's 2011 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca’ Mia is everything; rich, ample and voluptuous, the 2011 is a flat-out stunner. Lavender, mint, plum, black cherry and spice notes are all woven together in an effortless, impeccably layered Barolo that is all class. There is plenty of tannin, but today, it is nearly buried by the sheer richness of the fruit. Today, the Brea Vigna Ca’ Mia is shaping up to be one of the most beautiful wines of the year.
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2011 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia does not live up to the high standards of years past. This expression of Nebbiolo shows a thin, lightweight mouthfeel and medium persistence. On the bouquet, you get a steady delivery of red fruit, cherry, blackberry and spice. Those mineral characteristics of crushed stone or flint are also very prominent. Spicy tones of white pepper and dried garden herb distinguish the finish.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Lavender, mint, sage, smoke, tobacco and plums are all laced together in the 2011 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca'Mia. As always, the Ca'Mia is a decidedly vertical Barolo built on a spine of persistent tannin, but in 2011 there is a little bit of added polish that serves to soften the contours. Tucked off the main road, Brea remains one of the least well-known vineyards in Serralunga. The 2011 is a great wine to start exploring some of the nuances of this site. A huge finish that brings together power and voluptuousness captures the pure radiance of the year.
About the Producer
Brovia was founded in 1863 and remains to this day a small, family owned and run winery. Broiva has one of the most impressive vineyards collection in the entire Barolo: 19 hectares of vineyards in Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d'Alba which read like a list of the greatest vineyards in Barolo: Garbèt Suѐ, Rocche, Villero in Castiglione Falletto, and Brea in Serralunga d’Alba. Brovia’s production is tiny, around 60,000 bottles of wines per annum (half of it are Barolo). Yields in the vineyard and also in the winemaking are kept very low to produce the best wines. Brovia practices organic farming, uses natural yeast fermentation, maceration time is around 20-25 days. The wines are aged in the most traditionist method: in 3,000 liters botti (big barrels) until it is ready for bottling unfiltered.
