Giulia Negri, Barolo La Tartufaia, 2016
They call her the Barolo Girl, which rather undersells things. Giulia Negri farms some of the highest vineyard land in the entire Barolo zone, up on the Serradenari hill above La Morra, where Nebbiolo ripens late and keeps its nerve. La Tartufaia is the truffle wood that runs alongside her La Morra vines — the forest, not a vineyard, gives the wine its name — and the bottling is her most approachable Barolo, built more on perfume and lift than on brute force. Expect rose, red cherry, crushed herbs and an almost alpine freshness running underneath the tannins. 2016 was one of the great modern Barolo vintages, the kind that carries structure and aromatics without either crowding the other, and a decade on this is just starting to open its shoulders. Decant it, and do not be in a hurry.
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They call her the Barolo Girl, which rather undersells things. Giulia Negri farms some of the highest vineyard land in the entire Barolo zone, up on the Serradenari hill above La Morra, where Nebbiolo ripens late and keeps its nerve. La Tartufaia is the truffle wood that runs alongside her La Morra vines — the forest, not a vineyard, gives the wine its name — and the bottling is her most approachable Barolo, built more on perfume and lift than on brute force. Expect rose, red cherry, crushed herbs and an almost alpine freshness running underneath the tannins. 2016 was one of the great modern Barolo vintages, the kind that carries structure and aromatics without either crowding the other, and a decade on this is just starting to open its shoulders. Decant it, and do not be in a hurry.
