Josetta Saffirio
Millenovecento48 Riserva Barolo Nebbiolo
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Now we are talking. I love elite 14’s and this is as elite as it gets. The top wine from Sara Vezza at Saffirio. From 1948 Rupestris vines. The nose is divine. Just divine. Soft and spellbinding. Mulchy and incense like. Amazing detail and clarity. Dude cherries, ripe mid season red cherries. Expansive. Fresh wood shavings in a wood shop. Gorgeous. Under that is a profound minerality. Also smoke. Also mesquite. Complex, layered and lively. Perfumed like no other Barolo. The perfumes on the Vezza wines are incomparable. The soil signature as well is crazy on this. The fresh, perfect wet earth is so clear. Wow, that is the height of elegance on the palate. Masterful. Unreal fruit sweetness. Wow. Like a Burgundy in that aspect. Awesome texture and has the Alex ray or tension of 14. Awesome acidity and freshness and nervy. I adore the character of this vintage. It’s a high acid, super aromatic and structured old school vintage. A modern day 1988. The nose is so good here. Just more and more expansive. Spice and mint. Balance is spectacular. Amazingly juicy and the sweetness with all the acid and structure is so compelling. Needs some age but within 3 years it should get to the next level and my score could go higher.
24 HOUR UPDATE - Palate is so deep, so concentrated, so gripping and structured that this is truly an epic wine. 9.7 now.
Now we are talking. I love elite 14’s and this is as elite as it gets. The top wine from Sara Vezza at Saffirio. From 1948 Rupestris vines. The nose is divine. Just divine. Soft and spellbinding. Mulchy and incense like. Amazing detail and clarity. Dude cherries, ripe mid season red cherries. Expansive. Fresh wood shavings in a wood shop. Gorgeous. Under that is a profound minerality. Also smoke. Also mesquite. Complex, layered and lively. Perfumed like no other Barolo. The perfumes on the Vezza wines are incomparable. The soil signature as well is crazy on this. The fresh, perfect wet earth is so clear. Wow, that is the height of elegance on the palate. Masterful. Unreal fruit sweetness. Wow. Like a Burgundy in that aspect. Awesome texture and has the Alex ray or tension of 14. Awesome acidity and freshness and nervy. I adore the character of this vintage. It’s a high acid, super aromatic and structured old school vintage. A modern day 1988. The nose is so good here. Just more and more expansive. Spice and mint. Balance is spectacular. Amazingly juicy and the sweetness with all the acid and structure is so compelling. Needs some age but within 3 years it should get to the next level and my score could go higher.
24 HOUR UPDATE - Palate is so deep, so concentrated, so gripping and structured that this is truly an epic wine. 9.7 now.
