Burlotto, Barolo Monvigliero, 2009 (3L) SO071725 Mellot and powdered stone lead to

and powdered stone lead to a palate with grainy mineral and earth flavors finishing with blackberry

The result is Priorat with its volume turned down — perfumed

harvested in multiple selective passes

elegant complexity

Now entering its drinking window

Burlotto, Barolo Monvigliero, 2009 (3L) SO071725 Mellot and powdered stone lead toA 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