2012 Vietti Barolo Riserva VilleroBY ANTONIO GALLONI | JUNE 24, 2019Vietti’s 2012
Barolo Riserva Villero is absolutely gorgeous. In 2012, the Villero is
especially lifted and aromatic, showing a distinctly floral and red-toned
expression of fruit rather than the darker, more balsamic inflections that are
typical of this Castiglione Falletto cru. Light on its feet, fresh and graceful
to its core, the Villero is another terrific wine from Vietti in 2012. Veins of
Villero tannin and bright acids give the wine energy, vibrancy and tons of
character. More than anything else, though, the 2012 Villero is a very clear
continuation of a stylistic evolution that can be traced to the 2010 Barolo
Ravera in which the Barolos are now made in a more traditional style than in
the past, which includes malolactic fermentation in cask rather than barrique.
In 2012, that approach was not in place for all the Barolos, but it is very
much evident here.<img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.vinous.com/uploads%2F1561398594198-Vietti20122+copy.jpg"> Vietti picked their small parcel in Villero on
October 2. The fruit saw 4-5 days of cold soak, followed by 21 days of
fermentation and then submerged cap maceration, before being raised in cask for
30 months with no racking. The 2012 is the 13th edition of Vietti’s
Riserva. From its first release with the 1982 vintage, the Villero has been
graced with an artist label. The 2012 label was designed by celebrated
architect Renzo Piano. 95+/Drink 2022-2042.&nbsp;






























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