Burlotto, Barolo Monvigliero, 2009 (3L) SO071725 Mellot 88-hectare monopole in Castiglione Falletto

88-hectare monopole in Castiglione Falletto acquired in 1989—home to the winery itself

and pushed by long lees aging into territory that recalls top white Burgundy as much as anything from Styria

It’s this multi-vintage layering that gives the wine its signature depth: baked apple

harvested in multiple selective passes

Now entering its drinking window

Burlotto, Barolo Monvigliero, 2009 (3L) SO071725 Mellot 88-hectare monopole in Castiglione FallettoA double magnum (3L) of Burlotto's foot trodden flagship the wine that, more than any other, made Verduno's Monvigliero cru famous worldwide. Fabio Alessandria, in the cellar since the early 2000s, treats this cru with techniques that vanished from the Langhe by the 1980s: whole cluster foot treading in open vats, indigenous yeasts, and a roughly 60 day skin maceration before long aging in large wood. The 2009 vintage was warm and generous, and in