2015 Barolo Garblet Sue
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Showing some immediate softness, the 2015 Barolo Garblèt Sue' is beautifully approachable and generously accommodating, even at this early stage in the wine's drinking window. Bring it out with a selection of goat cheeses. It's interesting to note that, at 40 years old, the vines of this cru in Castiglione Falletto actually rank as some of the youngest held by the Brovia estate, founded in 1863, before the unification of Italy.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
James Suckling
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The 2015 Barolo Garblèt Sue' is dense and powerful in the glass. A rush of black cherry, plum, lavender, iron and sage literally burst from the glass. Ample, full-bodied and intense, the Garblèt Sue' is another stellar wine in this range. The typically incisive Garblèt Sue' tannins are nearly buried by the sheer richness of the fruit. Today, the Garblèt Sue' is distinguished by its wild, feral profile and huge core of fruit. In this vintage, the Garblèt is the overachiever in the range relative to how it shows in most vintages.
Lots of ripe fruit that shows plum and berry character with dried flowers, such as lavender. Full body. Juicy finish. Drink from 2020.
Castiglione Falletto. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. The spiciest nose of the 2015 Brovia Barolos so far. Hints of laurel and a touch of liquorice and Moroccan leather and with aeration raspberry and cherry. Savoury intensity. Really elegant and supple palate with the fresh acidity peaking on the finish and underlying sandy tannins showing their muscle. (WS)