2004 Barolo Bricco San Pietro Vigna d'la Roul
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The estate's 2004 Barolo Vigna d'la Roul combines the elegance of the Santo Stefano with the more fruit- driven style of the Big 'd Big. A massive, powerful Barolo, the Vigna d'La Roul gradually unfurls on the palate, revealing tons of sweet, ripe fruit woven into notes of toasted oak, spices, leather, tar, menthol and minerals with remarkable purity. The tannins remain big, powerful and in need of time. It is likely to be the last of these 2004 Barolos to reach maturity. This is another terrific effort from Rodolfo Migliorini,
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The estate’s 2004 Barolo Vigna d’la Roul combines the elegance of the Santo Stefano with the more fruit- driven style of the Big ’d Big. A massive, powerful Barolo, the Vigna d’la Roul gradually unfurls on the palate, revealing tons of sweet, ripe fruit woven into notes of toasted oak, spices, leather, tar, menthol and minerals with remarkable purity. The tannins remain big, powerful and in need of time. It is likely to be the last of these 2004 Barolos to reach maturity. This is another terrific effort from Rodolfo Migliorini, Anticipated maturity: 2016-2034. Proprietor Rodolfo Migliorini has endured a series of personal tragedies that no one should ever have to experience. The separate losses of his mother, father and brother in just over a year is truly saddening. Hopefully Migliorini might find some small comfort in knowing that this is the finest set of wines his estate has ever produced. The 2004 Barolos are particularly impressive from top to bottom. The wines possesses more transparency than I have ever seen here. The estate still favors 100% new French oak but prior to bottling most of the wines spent 6-12 months in 2-3 year old larger French-oak casks, which has given the wines an extra dimension of transparency. The Santo Stefano, Vigna d’ la Roul, Riserva 10 Anni and Pianpolvere Soprano Barolos all spent or will spend some time in cask, while the Big ‘d Big is now the only Barolo to be aged exclusively in barrique. Importer: Robert Chadderdon Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 332-4999
Good deep ruby-red, the darkest of these three 2004s. Higher-pitched aromas of strawberry, mocha, crushed stone and licorice; shows the most intense nose of this group, thanks to the energy from calcaire Tightly wound and firm, with very good cut and clarity. I picked up a flinty note, but today the fruit is overshadowed by nutty oak, even if the wine shows lovely inner-palate life. Finishes with serious tannic firmness that will call for at least seven or eight years of cellaring.