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2020 Barolo, Mauro Veglio, Piedmont, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Nebbiolo
Not ready
(Drink 2027 - 2053)
- Monica Larner
- 92/100
- James Suckling
- 92/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 91/100
- Walter Speller
- 17/20
- Audrey Frick
- 90/100
- Kerin O'Keefe
- 92/100
Product: 20201106107
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Description
Veglio’s Barolo Classico was blended from 50% La Morra fruit, sourced from Arborina and Gattera, and 50% from Monforte (Castelletto) and Serralunga (Mancino). The wine spent 15 days on skins, but Alessandro does not do a cold maceration before fermentation, although he does with all his crus. This was aged in barriques, as usual, but with just a little less new oak (12%). There is a lovely succulence and brightness of expression, with no sense of the wood at all. It’s pure pleasure.
Mark Pardoe, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Not ready
(2027 - 2053)
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Mauro Veglio
Critics reviews
Monica Larner 92/100
The samples I tasted were closed, or reduced, and I noticed the same thing last year. With a little extra swirling, you can get a better read of the Mauro Veglio 2020 Barolo. Aged in barrique for 24 months (with 15% new oak; the rest is neutral), the wine awakens slowly to tart cherry, navel orange and earthy root. I suggest that you give the wine extra time to breathe and a double decant. This is a 30,000-bottle release.
Drink 2025 - 2038
James Suckling 92/100
Crisp and fruity developing notes of crushed strawberries, red currants, stones, peppercorns and dried flowers on the nose. Medium body with firm tannins and sharp acidity at this stage. Racy and vivid with plenty of energy at the crunchy and slightly tart finish.
Drink after 2027
Antonio Galloni 91/100
The 2020 Barolo is redolent of sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, mint, dried cherry and incense. The blend of sites (50% La Morra and 50% Serralunga/Monforte) works so well here. Medium in body and gracious, with lovely understated presence, the straight Barolo is a fine introduction to this range.
Drink 2024 - 2032
Walter Speller 17/20
Just mid ruby. Exciting open nose of damson and cinnamon. Generous and lush with the perfect dose of soft, gritty tannins. Super-hedonistic and delicious and ready now.
Drink 2024 - 2030
Audrey Frick 90/100
Medium red/ruby in color, the 2020 Barolo has a polished and pure nose with aromas of ripe raspberries, fresh leather, anise, and rose petals. Approachable and medium-bodied, it’s fresh and elegant, with clean acidity, fine tannins, and a tapered finish. It’s appealing now and will do well over the next 4-6 years.
Drink 2024 - 2030
Kerin O'Keefe 92/100
The savory 2020 Barolo from Mauro Veglio opens with aromas of wild rose, black-skinned berry and eucalyptus. The full-bodied palate offers Morello cherry, sage and mocha alongside firm tannins.
Drink 2025 - 2030
About this wine
Barolo
Piedmont's most famous wine DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita), Barolo is renowned for producing Italy's finest reds from 100 percent Nebbiolo. The Barolo appellation was formalised in 1966 at around 1,700 hectares, and has an exceptional terroir with almost every village perched on its own hill. The climate is continental, with an extended summer and autumn enabling the fickle Nebbiolo to achieve perfect ripeness.
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Registered company 05492886. BB&R Limited, trading as Berry Bros. & Rudd, 3 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1EG. All rights reserved. You must be 18 or over to order. Calls may be recorded.
