From: Piedmont, Italy
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Tasting Notes: The multi-vineyard blend of Le Vigne gives a complex, expressive wine in a difficult vintage like 2017 – the balance afforded by multiple sites allows a more balanced result in the bottle.
Mint, balsamic, and macerated cherries emerge from the glass. The wine is lean and muscular, long and straight – focused, tight, precise.
On the palate, pepper, spices, mint, hints of coffee, and cola are wrapped around a core of lovely raspberry and red cherry fruit. Though it is still a bit rough at the edges, a few years of bottle ageing will smooth out the angles.
This is a muscular Le Vigne, but also very balanced by the freshness of the acids. The finish is smooth and lasting, with fruit and graphite.
Ratings for the vintage 2017
Vinous 95+ points
Wine Enthusiast 97 points
James Suckling 97 points
Falstaff 96 points
Wine&Spirits 96 points
Weinwisser 17.5 points
AIS 3 viti
