Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2010 with golden apples blends fresh Wakayama strawberry juice

blends fresh Wakayama strawberry juice (60% of the bottle) with its Tsuru-Ume plum sake

brighter acidity than the Côte itself

Expect perfumed Nebbiolo elegance over a serious tannic frame

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Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2010 with golden apples blends fresh Wakayama strawberry juiceMonvigliero is one of Barolo's most special sites, the most prestigious cru in Verduno and a source of pure, perfumed Nebbiolo, and Alessandria is one of its two great references alongside Burlotto. 2010 was a benchmark classic vintage, structured and built for the long haul, and after well over a decade this bottle is just opening its mature window. The wine is all clarity and poise, traditional and transparent to its hillside. Not quite the monument