2020 Barolo Brunate DOCG, Vietti *Rehoboam 5L* old vines The Ürziger Würzgarten (“Spice Garden”)

The Ürziger Würzgarten (“Spice Garden”) vineyard

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2020 Barolo Brunate DOCG, Vietti *Rehoboam 5L* old vines The Ürziger Würzgarten (“Spice Garden”)The Crown Bell of La Morra This is Barolo with grandeur in full voice. In Rehoboam, Brunate feels not just bottled, but enthroned: a great Nebbiolo for ceremony, patience and a table that understands the value of anticipation. It opens with red cherry, plum, rose, violet and blood orange, before deeper notes of tar, liquorice, cedar, tobacco, dried herbs, spice and crushed stone begin to unfold. The palate is broad, precise and beautifully commanding,