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Borgogno Fossati Barolo 2016

SKU: BFBO201610 UCAU

$179.99

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Since 1761, the most historical winery in Barolo.

94pts, James Suckling!

Sourced from a premium private cellar

Critic Scores

96 // Mike Bennie

"Rustic charm here, grippy tannins, black tea, and rose hip tea, yes, and old flowers, clove, some dried meat. Good pucker and chew, dried fruit and nut, blood orange amaro, savouriness, meatiness, cranberry and dried cherry. Wonderful old school expression. Seriously good."

94 // James Suckling

"Cedar and orange peel to the ripe-plum character on the nose. Full-bodied with layers of fine tannins that are nicely interwoven with fruit and chocolate. Flavorful at the end. Just starting to open now. Drink or hold."

93 // Vinous

"The 2016 Barolo Fossati is another very pretty wine for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Sweet dried cherry, crushed flowers, cedar and pipe tobacco give the Fossati a beguiling top register. On the palate the 2016 is a bit light, even for this La Morra site. Even so, all the elements are so well balanced. I would prefer to drink it over the next decade."

91 // Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"With fruit from La Morra, the Borgogno 2016 Barolo Fossati reveals a delicate textural fiber with softly layered aromas of dried blueberry, cassis, bitter almond and grilled rosemary. I often wonder about the wines of the venerated and historic estate of Borgogno; it has all its cards in place in terms of site selection, but then it ultimately falls short in terms of intensity and clarity of fruit. Everything is there, but it's also a bit muddled and blurred. This vintage shows good results, but I feel that more can be achieved and expected here"

91 //

"Pungent, balsamic aromas of juniper, olive, wild fennel and thyme flank the macerated cherry and iron flavors in this sinewy red, whose tannins are assertive, yet settle down with aeration. Finishes long. Best from 2024 through 2040."

Product Details

Red

2016

Nebbiolo

Borgogno

Barolo, Piedmont, Italy

15 Plus Years

Cork

14.5%

750ml (Bottle)

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Description

Fossati is an MGA on the border of the Barolo and La Morra communes - MGAs are 'Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive', a new method of delineating vineyards in Barolo brought out in 2010. There are 181 of them, kind of bridging the gap between the famous eleven communes and single vineyards
The underground cellars continue to represent a rare historical memory of the Langa to this day, and the wines are made according to tradition: long spontaneous fermentations in concrete tanks without the use of selected yeasts, and long periods of ageing, strictly in large Slavonian oak barrels.
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Aroma:

Earthy, Roses, Tar

Palate:

Floral, Savoury, Tar

Food Pairings:

Game

Pork

Red Meat

Tasting Notes

Description

Fossati is an MGA on the border of the Barolo and La Morra communes - MGAs are 'Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive', a new method of delineating vineyards in Barolo brought out in 2010. There are 181 of them, kind of bridging the gap between the famous eleven communes and single vineyards

The underground cellars continue to represent a rare historical memory of the Langa to this day, and the wines are made according to tradition: long spontaneous fermentations in concrete tanks without the use of selected yeasts, and long periods of ageing, strictly in large Slavonian oak barrels.

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Aroma:

Earthy, Roses, Tar

Palate:

Floral, Savoury, Tar

Food Pairings:

Game

Pork

Red Meat

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