Barolo DOCG Arborina 2019, Mauro Veglio

2019 Vintage
With fruit from one of the most beautiful spots in La Morra that enjoys wide panoramic views of the surrounding vineyards, this is another classic Nebbiolo from a great vintage. The Mauro Veglio 2019 Barolo Arborina opens to wild cherry, licorice and blue flower. The house style prizes just a tad more richness and concentration, although the quality of fruit remains beautifully polished throughout. Arborina ages in barrique for 24 months with 25% new oak and 75% neutral wood. Production is 6,500 bottles. 94/100, Monica Larner, RobertParker.com, Aug 2023

Lovely perfume to this with orange blossom, cherry, and strawberry aromas. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with firm and racy tannins and a long and refined finish. This shows polish, integration and length that is excellent for the vintage. Try after 2027. 94/100, JamesSuckling, Jun 2023

2018 Vintage
Wines from Arborina in La Morra are easy to recognize thanks to the especially silky and smooth quality of the tannins. This can make them slightly more accessible, as is the case with this vintage. The 2018 Barolo Arborina (with 6,500 bottles produced) sees its fruit sourced from a 2.5-hectare site at a breezy 250 to 300 meters above sea level. It represents a special selection of clusters from the oldest vines (about 35 years in age), and winemaking takes it through mostly neutral oak with 25% new wood. The wine shows redcurrant, wild plum, rose and crushed stone. 93/100, Monica Larner, RobertParker.com, Aug 2022

The Family & Estate
The Veglio family has been associated with wine making for over a 100 years starting as farmers and sharecroppers. Starting 1960s, Mauro Veglio's father Angelo bought his first vineyards in the locality of Gattera. In 1979 in Annunziata, the family acquired the farmhouse called Cascina Nuova and some of its property including about five hectares of vineyards, among which were the cru of Arborina and Rocche dell'Annunziata. In 1986 at 25 years old, Mauro took over the management of the winery after his father came down with an illness.