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Aldo Riccardo Seghesio Barolo La Villa 2004
Brothers Aldo and Riccardo Seghesio began bottling their wine from their 10 hectares in the La Villa cru in 1988; the cru, in the Castelletto subzone not far from Manzone’s Gramolere, is another one of the most precipitous, best-drained expositions in all of Barolo at a high elevation. Seghesio’s Barolo is concentrated, big and muscular with pure Nebbiolo aromas and velvety texture and the estate practices sustainable agriculture.
Wine Spectator
What a beautiful nose, with flowers, licorice, ripe fruit and fresh leather. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a wonderful ripeness of fruit, yet this is balanced and structured. Very smooth. The best wine I have ever had from this producer. Best after 2012.
Score: 95.
—James Suckling,
June
15,
2008.
Wine Advocate
Seghesio is yet another producer who seems to have arrived at a newfound level of elegance. Fermentations have gradually been lengthened and the use of French oak is down from previous vintages. The 2004 Barolo La Villa is notably elegant and restrained for this bottling. It opens with perfumed aromatics that meld into layers of ripe dark fruit intermingled with sweet notes from the French oak. This superbly well-balanced, poised Barolo should be even better with another few years of bottle age. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2022.
Score: 92.
—Antonio Galloni,
December
2007.
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