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Cavallotto, Barolo Riserva Vignolo 2020
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The organic Cavallotto 2020 Barolo Riserva Vignolo is a wine defined more by structure than fruit at this stage of its evolution. Tight and restrained, it emphasizes length, firmness and architectural precision over immediate generosity. The palate is angular and tightly stacked, with tannins that remain prominent and a linear profile that suggests considerable aging potential. There is no shortage of material here, but the wine clearly needs time to flesh out and allow its components to knit together. Built for the long haul, this is a classic cellar candidate that rewards patience. This is a release of 5,333 bottles.
About the Producer
At the gates of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo Zone, on the slopes of the Bricco Boschis, one finds the Cavallotto Winery, which lies on 25 hectares of land. Since 1928, the Cavallotto family has owned the estate Tenuta Bricco Boschis. In 1946, they were the first cultivators in Castiglione Falletto to vinify all of their estate’s fruit. In 1948 they released the first bottling of their own BAROLO wine, with the label and registered trademark of Cavallotto. Today the children of Olivio – Laura, Giuseppe and Alfio, the 4th generation working the family farm – continue to exclusively vinify the grapes produced in their estate vineyards into DOC and DOCG wines: Barolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo, Langhe Freisa, Langhe “Grign” made from Grignolino grapes, Langhe Chardonnay and “Pinner” made from Pinot Nero grapes.
