100/100: 2016 Vietti Barolo Rocche di Castiglione In Bottles & Rare Mags

We are delighted to offer Vietti’s 100-point 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione. One of the perfect wines of an all-time great Barolo vintage, this is an absolute treasure, and with just 565 cases of 6 bottles and 300 magnums released, increasingly rare on the market.

2016 was an exceptional vintage in Barolo, responsible for wines with incredible intensity and wonderful purity of fruit. As one of the region’s top producers, Vietti took full advantage and made many astounding wines; this is its best.

For Monica Larner, it is “a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity, freshness and structure” and “offers a dazzling panoramic portrait of this special Barolo territory”. Her 100-point score marks it out as worth the effort to track down and secure.

Details are below, do take a look and let me know if you would like to secure any:

2016 Vietti, Barolo Rocche de Castiglione

2cs (6*75cl OWC) @ £1,850 per case in bond

2cs (3*75cl OWC) @ £975 per case in bond

3 mags (1*150cl OWC) @ £995 per magnum in bond 

100 points Monica Larner

The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity, freshness and structure. This is the 360-degree Barolo from Vietti, with fruit sourced closest to home in Castiglione Falletto. Rocche di Castiglione sees more shade hours, and that becomes an important factor in the hottest vintages and the longest growing seasons. It creates diurnal shifts that positively impact the purity and brilliant focus of the fruit. Of all the comuni of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto produced exceptional results across the board in this classic vintage. Dark fruit, pressed lilac, blood orange, powdered licorice, balsam herb, spice, iron ore and aniseed fit together perfectly like pieces in a puzzle. Once completed, that puzzle offers a dazzling panoramic portrait of this special Barolo territory. A mere 3,394 bottles and 300 magnums were produced. (2020) www.robertparker.com Drink 2024-2055

Offered subject to final confirmation. Available in the UK in 6-8 weeks.