Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Monfalletto 2021

Located in in the township of La Morra in the heart of the appellation, the Cordero family’s farm is one of Barolo’s most renowned and revered. Cordero di Montezemolo is one of just a handful of wineries to own contiguous vineyards in Barolo, where the majority of producers make wines from a patchwork of growing sites.

The family’s farmstead (Monfalletto) covers 28 hectares planted to vine including a southeastern and southwestern-facing amphitheater planted to Nebbiolo for the production of Barolo. Dolcetto, Barbera, and Arneis are planted on the northern-facing side of the hill with smaller amounts of Chardonnay and Barbera planted in the lower-lying vineyards.

In 1965, the Cordero family purchased two hectares in the Villero cru, one of Barolo’s most coveted growing sites. It is there that they make their flagship wine, Barolo Enrico VI. Altogether, the family owns and makes wine from 51 hectares of land, all estate-owned and managed.

Since 2013, the family has farmed all of its vineyards using organic practices — no herbicides, no pesticides, and no fungicides are used — and today all of their properties are certified organic.

Combination of grapes from all our Barolo vineyards; south-eastern to south-western exposure, variable age (from 10 to about 50 years).

Soil: Silt with clay and a small percentage of sand, low in active lime. Rich in magnesium and manganese        Vinification: Manual harvest. Immediate crushing, fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks for about 10 days. Racking and malolactic fermentation in barrels of varying origin (French and Slavonian oak) and size (228-litre barriques and 500 hl barrels). Aging: 19-22 months in wood depending on the batch of origin and the vintage. The wine is then tasted and the final blend of all the individual batches takes place, followed by bottling. A further year of bottle aging follows

"An intense, deep, vibrant wine full of spicy aromas of mint, licorice, balsamic, eucalyptus, dried violets and prunes. The attack is supple and dense, with a full body, refreshing acidity and firm tannins that are velvety and refined. Still austere in the finish, with the potential for aging. Try from 2027." - 95 Points, James Suckling

"The Cordero di Montezemolo 2021 Barolo Monfalletto comes from various vineyards near the winery in La Morra. This wine offers a plump, slightly ripe fruit profile with black cherry, damson plum and menthol. This remains genuine and pretty all the while. It doesn't show the exacting depth of the top wines, but this well-priced Barolo delivers good cheer over a more accessible style. This is a release of 54,000 bottles." - 93 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Producer: Cordero di Montezemolo

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Appellation: Barolo

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml