2016 Giovanni Sordo Monprivato, Barolo DOCG, Italy 750ml

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Lamb

Standard Bottle (750 mL) 128 units available

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Tasting notes

Sordo has access to some of the best vineyard sites in the appellation, including this celebrated vineyard in Castiglione Falletto. The Sordo 2016 Barolo Monprivato delivers a rich and open-knit presentation with dark aromas of blackberry, plum and truffle-infused earth. The wine shows precision, concentration and personality, all followed by a ferrous tone of iron ore or rusty nail. To my palate, this wine offers the best tannic management. It offers distinct firmness without the bitterness. This is the most complete of these various new releases from Sordo, although I would still recommend extra aging time to allow it to flesh out and soften. Monica Larner

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A solid, tannic red with dried-strawberry and cranberry character and some tobacco. It’s full-bodied with plenty of phenolic strength. Chewy and long. Give it three or four years to soften. Better after 2023.

James Suckling

Producer

Giovanni Sordo

Sordo makes traditional Barolo wine, with extended aging in the large Slovenian neutral oak casks that hold between 5,000 and 10,000 liters. Sordo also has a large library of Riserva wines that we are also thrilled to offer today, these had been stored in an underground cave until we imported them this year. These delicious and age worthy wines come highly recommended. The Sordo winemaking estate was established in the early years of the twentieth century. It was in 1912 when Giuseppe Sordo began to cultivate vineyards and make wine in the small village of Garbelletto in the township of ...

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