Cavallotto Barolo 'Vignolo' Riserva 2019

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

"The Cavallotto 2019 Barolo Riserva Vignolo (a certified organic wine) shows an earthy and savory side with the extra texture and concentration that is characteristic of this warm vintage. With fruit selected from a 1.96-hectare site with 40-year-old vines, the wine reveals a core of black and purple fruits, with dried plum and blackcurrant. It closes with powdery tannins. This Riserva ages for a long 60 months in 20-hectoliter and 50-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks. Production is limited to 6,566 bottles." - 96 PTS, MONICA LANER, WINE ADVOCATE (06/2025)

“The 2019 Barolo Riserva Vignolo is a deep, sensual wine. Dark red cherry, kirsch, cinnamon, blood orange and pomegranate all race across the palate. The aromatics are especially alluring, even if the Vignolo remains a bit less forthcoming on the palate. Kirsch, rose petal and mulling spice explode on the back end. This is the sort of Barolo that is a total turn-on with a bit of age. Actually, it already is.” - 95+ PTS., ANTONIO GALLONI, VINOUS MEDIA (01/2025)

IMPORTER NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “Just across a small road from Bricco Boschis. Clean, traditional winemaking using long macerations on the skins and long aging in large barrels produces a wine that is beautiful, complex, expressive, and structured for aging but not forbiddingly tannic. Glorious with rich pasta dishes and grilled meats.”

ABOUT THE WINERY: “The Cavallotto family were one of the first small bottlers in the Barolo zone, starting in 1948.  Their wines were made by traditional methods 50 years ago, and they are still today. Alfio, his brother Giuseppe, and their sister Laura are maintaining the quality set by their grandfather, father, and uncle, and also maintaining the long-standing practice of natural farming, in which they were a pioneer in their appellation.”