Brovia, Barolo Garblet Sue, 2016 CHAMPCOUNT1116 this bottle is sliding into

this bottle is sliding into its sweet spot

·  Clay and limestone soils

using only native yeasts with minimal intervention and filtration

nothing like the heavy reds Hokkaido's latitude might suggest

then finished and bottled unfined and unfiltered

Brovia, Barolo Garblet Sue, 2016 CHAMPCOUNT1116 this bottle is sliding intoBrovia, the traditional family estate of Castiglione Falletto, makes Barolo that balances ripe, seductive fruit against a clear stamp of terroir. Garblet Sue is one of its crus inside Castiglione Falletto, and this is the 2016, a great, classically structured vintage with a tannic backbone built for the cellar. Still young for a wine of this pedigree, it rewards a long decant today or, ideally, more years lying down. Traditional Barolo in the making.