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Bottle of Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero 2021-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero 2021

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Fratelli Alessandria
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What is this wine?
Fratelli Alessandria is a historic family estate in Verduno, a village famed for producing some of the most elegant and perfumed Barolo. Monvigliero is Verduno’s crown jewel cru, considered one of Barolo’s “grand cru” vineyards, known for its light, sandy soils that give uniquely aromatic and graceful Nebbiolo. The 2021 vintage is already being praised as a classical, structured year with outstanding balance and aging potential—perfect for a cru like Monvigliero.

Why get this wine?
This is a benchmark expression of one of Barolo’s most revered crus, crafted by one of Verduno’s leading producers. Monvigliero wines are prized for their ethereal aromatics—rose petal, spice, and herbs—married to fine tannins and long aging potential. In 2021, Fratelli Alessandria’s Monvigliero is a collector’s must-have, combining rare finesse with cellar-worthy structure.

What does this wine taste like?
Highly aromatic, with red cherry, rose petal, and strawberry layered with white pepper, anise, and herbal notes. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins, fresh acidity, and a long, elegant finish.

When should you drink this wine?
Best from 2028–2045. Decant if drinking young to unlock its perfume. Ideal with refined dishes like truffle risotto, braised rabbit, or porcini mushrooms.

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The small village of Verduno is the home of Pelaverga, but less than a dozen local producers have stayed true to Verduno’s special grape. It’s this sun-bleached hamlet, kissed by the breezes coming off the river Tanaro, that the Alessandria family calls home.

The Alessandria "brothers" have been farming grapes and making Barolo in the ancient village of Verduno since the 1800's. Indeed they and some of their neighbors were among the very first to bottle the dry, complex and age-worthy Nebbiolo that Barolo is now famous for. Today, the actual brothers are Gian Battista and Alessandro, with Alessandro's son Vittore increasingly at the helm, and they work together much the same as their family has for generations.

Farming is crucial: they use organic principles in all of their 30 hectares of vineyards.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 97
"The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is one of the best wines I have tasted from Fratelli Alessandria in some time. The aromatics alone are haunting in their beauty. Rose petal, tangerine peel, cinnamon, kirsch, pomegranate and mint explode from the glass. Beams of supporting tannin give the wine its vertical build. This is such a promising Barolo. It could very well turn out to be one of the wines of the vintage." -Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

RP 96
"Fratelli Alessandria started bottling Monvigliero back in 1978. The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero (with 7,000 bottles released) is a wine of extreme elegance and grace. It shows wild berry, redcurrant, lilac and light spice. Fruit comes from a 1.4-hectare plot with south and southwest exposures on silty limestone soils. There is a pretty note of floral sweetness over polished tannins that makes for a lasting impression." -Monica Larner

Decanter

D 94
"Among the most historic estates in Barolo, Fratelli Alessandria is a reference for the village of Verduno. With exactly 1.38ha in Monvigliero, the family has been producing this iconic bottling since 1978. The 2021 boasts a sumptuous and exotic nose of sarsaparilla, sandalwood and rosewater before making way for spicy red berries. Vibrantly lit, it gives an impression of weightlessness while simultaneously demonstrating substantial concentration of pepper-inflected raspberry. Fine-grained tannins are intricately woven into the entire canvas, and it finishes with a mineral tang."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied