Piazzo Armando Barolo Sottocastello di Novello DOCG 2020 joe-czerwinski-wine-advocate rather than the syrup-based products

rather than the syrup-based products that dominate the market

The grapes here ripen later in comparison to our estate's other plots

Fruit is hand-picked to ensure only clean

fresh fruits

with blossom smells

Piazzo Armando Barolo Sottocastello di Novello DOCG 2020 joe-czerwinski-wine-advocate rather than the syrup-based productsThis Barolo is produced with grapes from the single plot, the Sottocastello di Novello in the homonymous village within the Barolo DOCG district. Their lush quality is encapsulated in a bold, compact, ruby red colour with garnet highlights tending to orange, heralding the wines great ageing potential in the bottle. Its intense, expansive bouquet shows jam, prunes and cherries in alcohol, along with the spicy aromas of cinnamon, vanilla and tar. The