Manzone Barolo Castelletto 2016

It seems like only weeks ago (November last year) when we visited with Mauro to taste all the upcoming vintages and the current ones, including the riveting ‘16s. Wow, so much power and complexity, longevity and length wrapped up in such ethereal weight. A MUST. And at our price? Pretty much a no-brainer, while it lasts...

Giovanni Manzone bought the "Preve Ciabot" (the priest's house) in 1925, and acquired the coveted Castelletto and Gramolere vineyards in Monforte, before most of the wine world even knew of Barolo. Their 2 acre parcel of Castelletto is prime, perched at the apex of the vineyard at 1,350 feet elevation, and is literaly steps from the winery. Castelletto is their most coveted and smallest production wine, making just over 450 cases of this beauty.

Today his Giovanni's son, Mauro, is heading up most of the winemaking, and we are so proud to have had a chance meeting with them some years back and to be importing them directly to our Napa warehouse. Since then, they’ve gone on to massive critical acclaim and have become internationally allocated wines, but we still get a few cases!

Dried roses, cherries, dried cherries, balsamic, licorice, orange pekoe tea, currants, beautifully polished and fine. Will last for decades! DON’T MISS at our crazy price today!

PAIRING IDEAS: As always, go with the local food – legit tajarin pasta. Buy some at Eataly or at your fave pasta goods shop. Toss it with butter, parm, truffles, bread crumbs...your choice. That’s all you need!

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: Pair this lovely Barolo with a classic by the one and only Dean Martin - “C’est Si Bon”.