2020 Cigliuti Barbaresco Vie Erte

95 Points Antonio Galloni's Vinous
In stock
A refined Barbaresco from a new producer in our import catalogue. Made on a small family estate on the Serraboella hill overlooking Neive, this seriously concentrated wine sees 26 months in Slovenian oak (an unusually long time for this style) yet retains a beautiful sense of purity and defined complexity. Regarded by Galloni as an "under the radar" estate offering far higher quality than the price, the new offering from Cigliuti is one to try.
$95.00 in mixed 6+ or $105.00 per bottle

Grape

Nebbiolo

Its Origins

The Cigliuti family have been in the business for four generations, though it was not until 1964 that Renato Cigliuit, began bottling the wine to sell under their own name, around the time as other pioneers like Giacosa. Most of the vineyard and the winery is on the Serraboella hill, looking over Neive from the east, and it is the Barbaresco Serraboella which is the flagship wine of the estate. This hill, composed of calcareous marl and tufa soils, gives classic wines which combine the textural finesse of clay and the length and longevity of wines from limestone. Of their 8 hectares, 6 are used for vines and 2 for their continuing hazelnut business. The estate is now together with his daughters Claudia and Silvia. The Cigliutis are all organic and practise "lutte raisonee", using only copper sulphate in the vineyards. Work in the cellar is kept to a bare minimum and the wines are left to follow their own natural course. No select yeasts are used, only native. Fermentation is done in stainless steel at controlled temperatures and maturation takes place in Slovenian and French large barrels and barriques. The Barbera is a particularly beautiful wine, one of the best modern style examples of this grape you can find. The Barbaresco is aged in both large old oak barrels (60%) and new barriques (40%).

What The Critics Say

95/100 Vinous, Antonio Galloni

"The 2020 Barbaresco Bricco di Neive Vie Erte is classy, elegant and polished, with the harmony that is such a signature of the best wines in this vintage. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, spice and white pepper lend brilliance. There's plenty of the linear focus that is typical here, but no hard edges or awkward contours. The Vie Erte is the more classic of the Cigliuti Barbarescos. In 2020, it's a real stunner." Drink 2025 - 2040

93/100 Vinous, Antonio Galloni (2019 Vintage)

“The 2019 Barbaresco Bricco di Neive Vie Erte is impressive. It shows the nervous energy that has long been its signature, but with a bit more depth through the middle than in the past. Whether that is the vintage or just the quality of older vines is harder to say, but its pretty obvious the 2019 is impressive. Bright red fruit, orange peel, white pepper, mint and orange zest infuse this nervy Barbaresco from a southwest side on sand with tons of nuance. The classically austere finish, with its vibrant acids, is quite attractive. The Vie Erte was aged entirely in cask. Drink 2025-2039”

Variety Nebbiolo
Region Piedmont
Closure Cork
Volume 750ml
Maturity 2024 - 2040

This Wine Goes Well With

with BEEF
with GAME
with STRONG CHEESE

Taste

4

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