Cordero di Montezemolo : Monfalletto 2021

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. It remains genuine and pretty throughout. It doesn't show the exacting depth of the top wines, but this well-priced Barolo delivers good cheer in a more accessible style. This is a release of 54,000 bottles.

This is supple and spicy, its cherry, raspberry and rose flavors framed by a light touch of oak. Balanced and elegant, with refined tannins. Fine length. Best from 2028 through 2043. 4,600 cases made, 2,100 cases imported.

An abundant production of over 50,000 bottles, the estate’s flagship wine comes from 14ha that stretch across Gattera, spilling into the neighbouring MGA of Bricco Manescotto. Forthcoming in crushed raspberry and cherry, it displays its signature truffle notes along with touches of leather. The palate is tighter than the nose suggests: clean and energetic, it flaunts sumptuous red fruit wrapped in long, fine tannins. With bouncy, bright acidity, this is more about freshness and drinkability than sheer ageworthy depth.

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 on the finish, with the potential for aging. Try from 2027.

Dark cherries and ripe forest fruits emerge with brooding intensity, showing Monfalletto's robust personality. The wine flexes its muscles across the palate, where dusty tannins build steadily before exploding on the finish, demonstrating a powerful yet controlled expression of Barolo's classic structure. Drink from 2027