Barolo Villero Brovia 2004

Brovia Barolo Villero 2004 is a full-bodied, single-vineyard Nebbiolo red wine from the Barolo appellation of Piedmont, northern Italy. Fratelli Brovia is a family-run estate producing traditionally styled Barolos from vineyards spread over the Castiglione Falleto and Serralunga communes. The Villero vineyard is characterised by a south-west exposition and clay-dominant soils, and produces rich, complex Nebbiolo wines with considerable power and longevity. This opulent expression was matured for two years in a combination of large-format Slavonian and French oak casks. "The Barolo Villero is not my favourite Brovia wine, so I don’t tend to reach for it very often. Perhaps that is a mistake. The 2004 is simply magnificent. Dense and powerful in the glass, with all of the alluring aromatics and balsamic notes that are typical of this site, the Villero simply has it all." Vinous, 2018