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Boroli Barolo Villero 2017 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barolo
JS
95
WA
93
DC
92
WE
92
WS
91
Additional vintages
JS
95
Rated 95 by James Suckling
A tight, focused Barolo with gorgeous dried-strawberry and cherry character and hints of vanilla and hazelnuts. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine, creamy and integrated tannins and a long finish. Drink in 2024, but already very pretty. ... More details
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Boroli Barolo Villero 2017 750ml

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Professional Ratings
JS
95
WA
93
DC
92
WE
92
WS
91
JS
95
Rated 95 by James Suckling
A tight, focused Barolo with gorgeous dried-strawberry and cherry character and hints of vanilla and hazelnuts. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine, creamy and integrated tannins and a long finish. Drink in 2024, but already very pretty.
WA
93
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
With fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Boroli 2017 Barolo Villero opens to dark fruit and some savory notes of tilled earth and licorice. What you notice first is the shiny intensity of the wine's appearance. The fruit tones are followed by some spice and cedar that come from the oak aging, but otherwise this wine is well balanced and open-knit. Some 5,500 bottles will be released this upcoming September.
DC
92
Rated 92 by Decanter
The 2017 Villero from the Boroli family is rather oak dominated. Limpid dried cherry fruit with rose and peppery aromas is supported by firm tannins with huge mid-palate extraction and oaky flavours, leading to a liquorice finish. Although modern in style, the oak is well judged and will integrate with the intense fruit in time.
WE
92
Rated 92 by Wine Enthusiast
Aromas of dark spice, pressed rose and coconut form the nose along with a whiff of camphor. The tightly-knit, full-bodied palate also has elegance and tension, featuring ripe Marasca cherry, blood orange and intense licorice notes alongside firm, fine-grained tannins. After making significant changes in the vineyard and the cellars over the years, this shows the firm's a commitment to making more terroir-driven wines with respect to previous vintages. Drink 2025–2032.
WS
91
Rated 91 by Wine Spectator
Marked by vanilla, toast and a hint of coconut flavors, this red also delivers cherry, plum, menthol and leather notes. Lively and firm, with an extended finish. Best from 2024 through 2035. 450 cases made, 100 cases imported.
Winery
Clear bright ruby colour with very light garnet red reflections; intense and persistent aroma of red fruit with notes of plum and cherry. A pleasant aroma of wood is noticeable after the fruity aroma, anticipating the full taste of a great wine suitable for long lasting life. A succulent, rich, full-bodied and pleasant taste emerges after the woody one, with the presence of slightly ripe red fruit.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barolo
Additional vintages
Overview
A tight, focused Barolo with gorgeous dried-strawberry and cherry character and hints of vanilla and hazelnuts. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine, creamy and integrated tannins and a long finish. Drink in 2024, but already very pretty.
green grapes

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is not necessarily a particularly easy grape to cultivate. Indeed, its very late ripening time often means that yield is very low, and they are also quite susceptible to various diseases and forms of rot. However, in their native Italy and in many other countries around the world, wineries persevere with this varietal due to the fact that few other grapes can produce wines as wonderful, complex and flavorful as those made with the Nebbiolo grape. These grapes offer a beautifully pale red juice, packed full of intense flavors such as truffle, violet and prune, making them a real treat for serious wine drinkers looking for a sensory experience not to be forgotten. They are also renowned for their affinity for aging, which allows their strong tannins to mellow and compliment their stunning flavor.
barrel

Region: Piedmont

n Italy, the region most closely associated with excellent quality red wines and characterful sparkling wines is Piedmont. This alpine region is located in the north-west of the country, and features beautiful foothills of the impressive mountain range which forms the nearby border between Italy, France and Switzerland. Wineries in Piedmont work with the Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera grapes which thrive in the warm, dry summers and cooler autumns, as well as the beautifully expressive Moscato grapes which are used for the sparkling Asti wines the region is famed for. For generations, these wineries have perfected the art of aging their red wines, and blending grape varietals to get the most out of each one, leading to a region known all over the world for the exceptional quality of its produce.
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Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.
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Varietal: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is not necessarily a particularly easy grape to cultivate. Indeed, its very late ripening time often means that yield is very low, and they are also quite susceptible to various diseases and forms of rot. However, in their native Italy and in many other countries around the world, wineries persevere with this varietal due to the fact that few other grapes can produce wines as wonderful, complex and flavorful as those made with the Nebbiolo grape. These grapes offer a beautifully pale red juice, packed full of intense flavors such as truffle, violet and prune, making them a real treat for serious wine drinkers looking for a sensory experience not to be forgotten. They are also renowned for their affinity for aging, which allows their strong tannins to mellow and compliment their stunning flavor.
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Region: Piedmont

n Italy, the region most closely associated with excellent quality red wines and characterful sparkling wines is Piedmont. This alpine region is located in the north-west of the country, and features beautiful foothills of the impressive mountain range which forms the nearby border between Italy, France and Switzerland. Wineries in Piedmont work with the Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera grapes which thrive in the warm, dry summers and cooler autumns, as well as the beautifully expressive Moscato grapes which are used for the sparkling Asti wines the region is famed for. For generations, these wineries have perfected the art of aging their red wines, and blending grape varietals to get the most out of each one, leading to a region known all over the world for the exceptional quality of its produce.
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For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.