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Barbera d’Alba DOC 'Vigna Scarrone' 2018 (750 ml.) - Vietti
Barbera d’Alba 'Vigna Scarrone' by Vietti is characterized by finesse, excellent balance, great complexity with a persistent finish. 18 months of aging in total. It goes perfectly with stews, aged pasta, poultry seasoned with rich sauces, game, roasted meat and strong cheeses.
THE WINE
Barbera d’Alba 'Vigna Scarrone' by Vietti is characterized by finesse, excellent balance, great complexity with a persistent finish. 18 months of aging in total. It goes perfectly with stews, aged pasta, poultry seasoned with rich sauces, game, roasted meat and strong cheeses.
VINEYARDS
35 hectares of vineyards are produced, alongside the classic Dolcetto and Barbera "Trevigne" (wording which indicates that the wine is made from grapes from more than a single vineyard), Arneis and Moscato d'Asti Cascinetta , the "crus" Fortresses, Brunate, Lazzarito, Ravera and Villero Reserve in Barolo, Barbaresco Masseria, Scarrone and Vigna Vecchia in the Barbera d'Alba, and, since 1996, La Crena in Barbera d'Asti.
Since 2000, with the withdrawal from the parents, Mario and Luca Cordero Conrad acquire the entire business ownership continuing the more productive activities with the greatest respect for tradition but with an open mind and evolutionary research of the highest quality and enjoyment of wine.
A famous wine writer recently noted that Vietti "is always a family winery highly specialized in the production of different types of DOC and DOCG wines".
ARTIST LABEL WINE
Since 1974 certain Vietti wines have been dressed with specially-designed original works (lithographs, xylographies, etchings, silkscreens, linocuts) inspired by the wine of that particular vintage.
The print run is the same as the number of bottles produced, and the first hundred labels are signed by the Artist. Each work is only used once, just for the wine of that vintage. Since the presentation of the 1982 Barolo Villero in 1988, the artist’s labels have been dedicated exclusively to the wines grown on this great vineyard.
THE COMPANY
The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. Only at the beginning of the 20th century, however, did the Vietti name become a winery offering its own wines in bottle.
Patriarch Mario Vietti, starting from 1919 made the first Vietti wines, selling most of the production in Italy. His most significant achievement was to transform the family farm, engaged in many fields, into a grape-growing and wine-producing business.
Then, in 1952, Alfredo Currado (Luciana Vietti’s husband) continued to produce high quality wines from their own vineyards and purchased grapes. The Vietti winery grew to one of the top-level producers in Piemonte and was one of the first wineries to export its products to the USA market.
Alfredo was one of the first to select and vinify grapes from single vineyards (such as Brunate, Rocche and Villero). This was a radical concept at the time, but today virtually every vintner making Barolo and Barbaresco wines offers “single vineyard” or “cru-designated” wines.
Alfredo is also called the “father of Arneis” as in 1967 he invested a lot of time to rediscover and understand this nearly-lost variety. Today Arneis is the most famous white wine from Roero area, north of Barolo. Setting such a fine example with Arneis, even fellow vintners as far away those on the west coast of the United States now are cultivating and producing Arneis!
Data sheet
- Product Category
- Red Wine
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- IT - Piedmont
- Vintage - Cuvée
- 2018
- Designation
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Grape / Raw material
- barbera d'Alba
- Alcohol Content
- 14.5% vol.
- Size
- 750 ml.
- Tasting
- Color: ruby red.Bouquet: intense aromas of ripe red and black cherries, vanilla and spices.Taste: fresh acidity and full body, finesse, excellent balance, great complexity and persistent finish.
- Food Matches
- Pasta or Rice with Meat, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Poultry
- Service Temperature
- 17° - 18° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Tulip glass very large
- Scores
- Antonio Galloni 92/100
- Special Features
- Artistic label
Specific References
From same wine maker
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Castiglione Falletto Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 15% vol. Size - 750 ml. Tasting - Colore rosso rubino. Corpo pieno e complesso con aroma intenso di rose secche, liquirizia, spezie e tartufi. Elegante con tannini forti ma bilanciati. Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Red Meat Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Special Features - Artistic label
Barolo 'Castiglione' by Vietti is one of the greatest Italian Barolos. 30 months of aging in barriques and large casks. Wild and exotic, broad and voluptuous. 2017 is a wine of considerable weight hidden behind a wall of tannin. Give it a few years to soften or open it well in advance. Time brings out a surprising finesse and elegance.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Castiglione Falletto Vintage - Cuvée - 2017 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 15% vol. Size - 750 ml. Tasting - Colore rosso rubino. Corpo pieno e complesso con aroma intenso di rose secche, liquirizia, spezie e tartufi. Elegante con tannini forti ma bilanciati. Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Red Meat Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Scores - James Suckling 94/100, Robert Parker 93/100, Antonio Galloni 92/100 Special Features - Artistic label
Barolo 'Castiglione' by Vietti is one of the greatest Italian Barolos. 30 months of aging in barriques and large casks. Wild and exotic, broad and voluptuous. 2017 is a wine of considerable weight hidden behind a wall of tannin. Give it a few years to soften or open it well in advance. Time brings out a surprising finesse and elegance.
Regular price €68.89 -10% Price €62.00 -
Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Serralunga Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: garnet ruby red Bouquet: fascinating and deep, notes of hay, cut grass, tobacco, white pepper and wild mint Taste: robust, muscular, with a taut and mineral finish, angular, austere and very deep tannins. Pleasant sweet persistence on the finish. Food Matches - Great Events, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Tulip glass very large
Barolo 'Lazzarito' by Vietti is made from grapes from the single MGA 'Lazzarito' vineyard in the municipality of Serralunga d’Alba, a fabulous amphitheater-like plot with south-west exposure. Vines with an average age of 40 years. Aging for about 30 months in wood between oak barrels and a small part in barriques. The nose is fascinating and deep. Notes of hay, cut grass, tobacco, white pepper and wild mint are perceived. On the palate it is robust, muscular, with a taut and mineral finish. The tannins are typical of Serralunga, angular, austere and very deep. Pleasant sweet persistence on the finish. A great Barolo, to be left in the cellar to reach its maximum splendor in a few years.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - La Morra Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: intense ruby red Bouquet: intense, notes of ripe red fruits and very fine spices Taste: full, fruity and citrus notes, fine and impressive tannins, enveloping and persistent structure. On the final balsamic notes of rare elegance and balance. Food Matches - Great Events, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Tulip glass very large
Barolo 'Cerequio' by Vietti is made from grapes from the historic single vineyard of 'Cerequio', one of the most important MGAs in the entire Barolo production area. Vines with an average age of 35 years. 2018 is the first vintage of this very important Vietti cru. Aging for 32 months in large oak barrels and about a year in the bottle. On the palate it is full, fruity and citrus notes are perceived (strawberry, plum, cherry). The tannin is fine and impressive at the same time in support of an enveloping and persistent structure. All the harmony and complexity of one of the most important crus stands out. On the final balsamic notes that give rare elegance and balance. A great Barolo, to be left in the cellar to reach its maximum splendor in a few years.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - La Morra Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: intense ruby red Bouquet: explosive, powerful and broad. Fruity notes of plum, cedar and grapefruit, violet Taste: full and intense, soft, round, velvety tannins, perception of licorice root. Food Matches - Great Events, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Tulip glass very large
Barolo 'Brunate' by Vietti is made from grapes from the historic MGA 'Brunate' vineyard in the municipality of La Morra, on the south side towards Barolo. Vines with an average age of 55 years. Aging for 32 months in large oak barrels and about a year in the bottle. In the glass there are hints of violet, characteristic of the Brunate terroir. On the palate it is full and intense. The tannin is soft, round, velvety, typical of the La Morra area. On the final perception of licorice root. A great traditional Barolo, to be left in the cellar to reach its maximum splendor in a few years.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Verduno Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: ruby red Bouquet: delicate but intense, with notes of ripe red fruits and very fine spices Taste: aromatic complexity and gustatory depth, unmistakable elegance, notes of strawberry, rose, cherry; round, silky and persistent tannins; on the finish Food Matches - Great Events, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Tulip glass very large
Barolo 'Monvigliero' by Vietti is made from the homonymous hill which is historically recognized as the most important cru of Verduno and one of the most prestigious in the entire Barolo production area. Vines with an average age of 50 years. 2018 is the first vintage of this very important Vietti cru. Aging for 24 months in oak barrels. An unmistakable elegance stands out on the palate, strawberry, rose, cherry. The tannin is round and silky and persistent at the same time; great harmony and balance. On the finish, fresh spicy notes, fine and light. Barolo Monvigliero has all its distinctive characteristics in its aromatic complexity and gustatory depth. A great Barolo, to be left in the cellar to reach its maximum splendor in a few years
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Novello Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: deep garnet red.Bouquet: complex notes and fine flowers, small dark fruits, spices, leather and tobacco.Taste: mineral, with tight tannins and large body. Persistent, structured. Food Matches - Great Events, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Tulip glass very large
Barolo 'Ravera' by Vietti is made from one of the most important crus of the municipality of Novello, Ravera. Vines that reach up to 60 years of age. Aging for 32 months in large oak barrels and about a year in the bottle. A great traditional Barolo, to be left in the cellar to reach its maximum splendor in a few years.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Municipality of production - Castiglione Falletto Vintage - Cuvée - 2018 Designation - Barolo DOCG Grape / Raw material - nebbiolo Alcohol Content - 15% vol. Size - 750 ml. Packaging - Wood Box Tasting - Color: ruby red.Bouquet: full body and complex with intense aroma of dried roses, licorice, spices and truffles.Taste: elegant with strong but balanced tannins. Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Red Meat Service Temperature - 18° - 20° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Special Features - Artistic label
Barolo 'Rocche di Castiglione' by Vietti from one of the historic vineyards of the entire Barolo area, in the Rocche di Castiglione Falletto. It ages in oak barrels for about 30 months. The result is a full-bodied and complex wine with an intense aroma of dried roses, licorice, spices and truffles. Elegant with strong but balanced tannins. Ideal for further aging in the cellar for up to 10 years. Excellent.
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Product Category - Red Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Vintage - Cuvée - 2016 Designation - Barbera d'Asti DOCG Grape / Raw material - barbera d'Asti Alcohol Content - 15% vol. Size - 750 ml. Tasting - Color: ruby redBouquet: aromas of ripe and concentrated blackberry and cherry fruit with spicy notes.Taste: fresh, intense and with a good persistence. Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Aged Cheese, Mixed cold cuts, Game, Pasta Service Temperature - 16° – 18° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Scores - Robert Parker 93/100, Antonio Galloni 92/100, Wine Spectator 92/100
Barbera d’Asti Superiore 'La Crena' by Vietti is an exciting red. The oldest part of the vineyard was planted in 1932. Thanks to its aging of about 18 months in barriques, barrels and steel, it perfectly combines the concentration of red fruits with mineral, spicy and balsamic veins giving opulence and richness one in a kind.
Regular price €50.00 -20% Price €40.00 -
Product Category - White Wine Country - Italy Region - IT - Piedmont Vintage - Cuvée - 2020 Designation - Colli Tortonesi DOC Grape / Raw material - timorasso Alcohol Content - 14% vol. Size - 750 ml. Tasting - Color: intense yellow with greenish reflections Bouquet: fruity and floral scents, a characteristic note of honey Taste: dry, warm and soft, very balanced, good acidity, length and persistence. Food Matches - Appetizers, Mixed cold cuts, White Meat, Aged Cheese Service Temperature - 8° - 10° C. Suggested Glass - Calyx thin long-stemmed Special Features - Artistic label
Timorasso 'Derthona' by Vietti is a Colli Tortonesi whose grapes come from several vineyards located in the municipality of Monleale. Pure Timorasso, it ages for a total of 10 months in ceramic, wooden vats and steel, in contact with the fine lees. Beautiful fruity scents reminiscent of pear, peach and floral like acacia and hawthorn flowers; characteristic note of honey. After 2/3 years the mineral notes are more evident, which enriches the wine. In the mouth it is dry, warm and soft, very balanced. A white that can evolve in the cellar for several years.
Price €32.00