Viberti Giovanni San Pietro, Barolo Riserva DOCG 2016

Viberti Giovanni San Pietro, Barolo Riserva DOCG 2016Viberti Giovanni was founded in the early 1900s when Antonio Viberti purchased the Locanda del Buon Padre with an adjoining vineyard in the village of Vergne, located in the commune of Barolo. Today, grandson Claudio manages the family business, which sources grapes from eight estate cru vineyards in Barolo and two contract cru vineyards in Verduno and Monforte d'Alba. The flagship wine of the San Pietro cru in Barolo is the Barolo Riserva from

it's very attractive and totally unlike the monster that reared its ugly head six hours ago

a reference to small yellow opals once found in the area

This wine is a testament to the superior site on which the Shiraz vines are planted and will cellar for more than 10 years and reward those with patience

it fairly drips with white fruit richness

Drinking Window 2020-2037

The winemaker showed me around the winery and art gallery before having lunch with the Baroness

The finish isn't jumbled but it's not elite

and Dom Pérignon rises to an apex of essential

almost lavender-like

It presented an alluring and intricate bouquet of ripe white cherries

Top New Releases – 96 points  ★★★★★

they’re so ravishingly delicious in the first year or so after vintage it’s a miracle any bottles get the chance to fulfil their cellaring potential