2008 Barolo Garblèt Sue'

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I can't say enough good things about the Brovia family and what they have accomplished over the years, but especially over the last decade or so, which has seen them jump into the upper echelon of Barolo producers. The 2008s had just been bottled when I tasted them in November 2011. Now that the wines have been in bottle a little longer, it is clear they are fulfilling all of their early promise.

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What I love most about the 2008s from Brovia – aside from their high overall quality – is the way they succeed in transmitting the unique personalities of their respective sites. This is a textbook vintage for Brovia. Readers who enjoy traditionally made Baroli will not want to miss these fabulous wines. Brovia bottled the 2008s earlier than normal, so it is quite possible the wines will merit even higher scores once they have settled down. I also tasted all of the 2009s and 2010s from barrel. The 2009s are promising, but the 2010s are shaping up to be epic.

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Cristina and Elena Brovia, and Elena's husband Alex Sanchez, were reluctant to present their 2008 Barolos, as the wines had been bottled just a couple weeks before my visit. They need not have worried, though, as the wines showed extremely well, offering obvious structure for a long life in bottle but also outstanding sweetness of fruit. This vintage was bottled earlier than usual (the '07s were bottled in January and February of 2011), as, according to Elena, "there was a lot of positive evolution in the months before the bottling; the wines achieved complexity early." Sanchez described the vintage as "elegant and classic." In comparison, he went on, "2007 is a controversial vintage: some find it very atypical, not classic. If you like the 2007s, that doesn't necessarily mean you're a Barolo lover." Paterfamilias Giacinto Brovia, who has worked 58 harvests, told me that he couldn't compare 2007 to any past vintage.

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