Spotlight on Vietti

The "Elegant" 2018s

plus Excellent Back Vintages

Up to 98 points!

"Ideally close to Burgundy in terms of style"

Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800s by Carlo Vietti.

Although they had been making wine for 4 generations, the turning point came in the 1960s when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado, whose intuitions (like the production of one of the first Barolo crus, Rocche di Castiglione, in 1961) made him both symbol and architect of some of the most significant revolutions of the time.

His legacy was taken up by Luca Currado Vietti (Luciana and Alfredo’s son) and his wife Elena, who have contributed to the success of the Vietti brand – universally recognized today as being one of the very finest Italian wine labels – by continuing along the path of the pursuit of quality, considered experimentation and working for expansion and consolidation internationally.

As for the 2018 vintage, Elena and Luca Currado Vietti concluded, “those who love classic Barolo, elegant and great olfactory complexity, will be delighted. There has probably never been a vintage where Barolo was so ideally close to Burgundy in terms of style, complexity and interpretative precision of the terroir.”

2018 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito

$198.89 (750ML) In Stock - Buy Now

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96+ WA / 94 VM / 93 JS

The 2018 Barolo Lazzarito represents Vietti's interpretation of Serralunga d'Alba, the village often associated with the most powerful wines in the appellation. The Lazzarito completes its secondary fermentation in barrique over three months and is then racked into large oak botti for an additional two years of aging. With some 8,000 bottles produced in this smaller vintage, the wine is very indicative of its geographic origins with tight black fruit, rusty nail, blood orange and earth. Compared to the others in this series, this wine delivers more lasting tannic power. A bit salty and savory now, it is well suited to long aging. - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate

Quite a flamboyant feel to this on the nose, showing raspberries and grainy notes, together with hints of fresh mushrooms. Some brighter passion fruit comes through with air. Medium-bodied with an intense core of vibrant fruit and youthful tannin which together, given time, will add length and breadth to the wine. Wait for this one. Try from 2024. - James Suckling

2018 Vietti Barolo Ravera

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$525.00 (1.5L) In Stock - Buy Now

95+ VM / 95 WA / 93 JS

Vietti is one of a handful of estates to bring the Ravera MGA of Novello to the current popularity it enjoys now. Their 2018 Barolo Ravera has a smoky personality with crushed stone and pencil shavings. There is plenty of dark fruit at the back, ripe cherry and blackberry mostly, and the wine is tonic and firm in terms of its structure and tannins. The Ravera is a wine of enormous length and a finely tuned texture. Exactly 7,560 bottles were made. - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate

Lighter structure this year, but it’s intense, with focused red-cherry and raspberry character and spicy and mineral nuances. Medium-bodied with firm tannins and a very tight finish. This is super-compact and needs time to expand. Try from 2024. - James Suckling

2018 Vietti Barbaresco Roncaglie Masseria

$99.89 (750ML) In Stock - Buy Now

95 VM / 94 WA

This wine shows its MGA name "Roncaglie" on the front label for the first time. That's because Vietti recently acquired additional land in this cru site. The total holdings now span two hectares of vines. The 2018 Barbaresco Roncaglie Masseria is made as if it were a Barolo (instead of a Barbaresco) and is released one year after its peers. It shows tart fruit and dried cranberry with some mild spice and tarry smoke from two years in large oak casks. Exactly 5,026 bottles were made. - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate