2015 COVALLI BAROLO “750ML”

92pts Suckling

Barolo is a wine that can be profound and exhilarating. It’s also a wine that can be restrained and unyielding. Which one you’ll get is not always easy to determine. We know most good Barolos needs years of bottle age to reach an ideal stage of drinkablity, but often we don’t have the time or patience to wait and we end up being disappointed by a wine that’s just not ready to drink. Well we’re here to say that we found a Barolo that will NOT disappoint. It’s ready to drink right now and it delivers.

Light garnet hue.  Delicate nose of candied cherry, earth, and walnut.  The palate suggests more earth and subtle tones of mushrooms, bone broth, and leather.  The fruit is more dried cherry with a hint of cassis.  Savory with a hint of orange zest, cloves, and cedar spice, it’s got tea-like tannins building on the mineral drive on the long and spicy finish.  A Barolo to enjoy soon versus cellar for the long term.  This is priced to stock up and to savor along with hearty braised dishes.  Drink now-2027.

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Barolo is a wine that can be profound and exhilarating. It’s also a wine that can be restrained and unyielding. Which one you’ll get is not always easy to determine. We know most good Barolos needs years of bottle age to reach an ideal stage of drinkablity, but often we don’t have the time or patience to wait and we end up being disappointed by a wine that’s just not ready to drink. Well we’re here to say that we found a Barolo that will NOT disappoint. It’s ready to drink right now and it delivers.

When we tasted the Covalli 2015 Barolo we were absolutely floored when we saw what we could offer the wine for.  Barolo this good at the price does not, I repeat, does not exist.  There is a lot of Barolo under $30 out there, but none of them hold a candle to this wine.  With 42% off, 92 from James Suckling, this is a no-brainer buy for the fall and holidays.  You’ll be licking your lips all the way to the bank. 2015 is also a great vintage getting 95pts for the vintage by Wine Spectator.

The grapes in the Covalli Barolo hail from some of Italy’s most famous hillsides, including southern and southwestern exposures in Monforte d’Alba and La Morra, sharing real estate with Barolo’s top wines, including Bruno Giacosa, Oddero, and Giacomo Conterno. While not thought of as a blue chip, Covalli is a methodically crafted and finely polished entry point to the category—Barolo in the traditionalist style—made from first-rate fruit. The color is a perfect garnet with glints of tangerine and rust. The nose pops with rose petals and walnuts and draws you in toward a candied cherry core.

The winery uses massive old Slavonian oak barrels that allow subtle earthy flavors like dried porcini and bone broth to develop in the wine without getting overpowered by the influence of newly toasted wood. And they let the grapes macerate long enough to extract those fine-grained skin tannins that create a gently chewy texture (a Barolo telltale that is synonymous with world class quality) after a couple years in the bottle. The result is a wine of structure, finesse, and beauty that is ready to drink right now.  Highly recommending this for any lover of Barolo.  Again, quality this good at this price does not exist.