2015 BAROLO Cannubi G B Burlotto, Lea & Sandeman

BAROLO

2015 Cannubi G B Burlotto

Grapes Nebbiolo
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Piedmont
ABV 14.5%
Vineyard Cannubi

A darker fleshier style than the Monvigliero, more power, with hints at something more animal. Tar, herbs, floral, menthol, dark cherry, concentrated and exciting. Tightly wound at first in the mouth, fleshy and ripe but hiding a rich tannic core, real substance to this wine, dark plum, cherry fruit. Broad, but balanced, needs time to evolve, wonderful possibilities. L&S (Jan 2019)


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A pretty red, this exhibits floral, strawberry, raspberry and white pepper aromas and flavors. Firms up quickly, offering a refined and present tannic backbone. This hangs together very nicely and lingers. Best from 2022 through 2038. Drinking range: 2022 - 2038 Rating: 94 Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator (Jan 2020)

Aromas of dried strawberries, orange peel and rose petals. Complex. Full body, super silky tannins with juicy acidity and a savory undertone. Needs time to open. Always a beautiful Cannubi. Try in 2022. Drinking range: 2022 - Rating: 94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jun 2019)

The 2015 Barolo Cannubi is another dizzying wine from Burlotto. A rush of dark cherry, plum, hard candy licorice, violet and spice all hit the palate. Powerful and vertical in the glass, the Cannubi simply has it all. I would give the 2015 a good bit of time to shed some of its considerable baby fat. Powerful, dense and packed, the Cannubi is not as showy or seductive as the Monvigliero, but it has so much to offer, especially with a bit of bottle age. What a magnificent wine it is! Drinking range: 2023 - 2055 Rating: 97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2019)

G B Burlotto

Today, Fabio Alessandria is following in the footsteps of his renowned ancestor Giovan Battista (G.B.) Burlotto who was one of the great figures of Barolo from the mid-19th century until his death in 1927. G.B.'s wines were supplied to the Royal Court of Savoy and he was a pioneer in sending finished, bottled wines directly to their customers - rather than in bulk.

The 'farmhouse' which run as a agriturismo is named 'Locanda dell’orso bevitore' taking the name from a 19th century cartoon of G.B. drinking his wine with a polar bear, after he was made sole supplier of wine to the Duke of Abruzzo's North Pole expedition of 1899.

Rooted in tradition, without being stuck in the past, the flagship wine still comes from the incredible Barolo Monvigliero vineyard in the village of Verduno. The labels still have the feel of those in G.B.'s day, the grapes are still foot-trodden, and the musts undergo 60 day macerations before long ageing in large botte. The wines are as highly regarded today as in G.B.'s time - and having dodged the recent craze for over extraction and over-oaking here in some cellars of Barolo - their crystalline freshness and purity of fruit continues to strike the perfect chord for lovers of great Piedmont wines.

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