"The Virna 2019 Barolo Cannubi reveals that special softness or silkiness that always comes from this celebrated cru site, especially when made in deft hands. This wine is distinguished by a peppery note that you don't always get but that adds so much extra dimension and complexity to this wine. It otherwise shows dark currant, spice and campfire ash. The vines are now 40 years old on Sant'Agata marl soils rich in fossils. Winemaking sees a brief 10-12 days of fermentation with délestage for softer cap management, and it ages in tonneaux for 18 months. Only 6,000 bottles were made. This vintage comes out like gangbusters. It is very beautiful and nuanced." - Robert Parker
"Lovely fruit on the nose with strawberry and raspberry aromas combined with cocoa and cedar. It’s full- to medium-bodied with fine and linear tannins that take you deep into the wine. Racy." - James Suckling
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