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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Gramolere 2021

$9999

From a steep, west-facing two-hectare vineyard in Monforte d'Alba planted with vines now sixty years old, this is blockbuster Barolo that demands patience. The 2021 radiates remarkable energy—dark plum, ferrous earth, licorice, gravel, and crushed rocks layer together with black cherry and new leather. At 400 meters elevation on dark soils, Gramolere produces hulking wines with tightly knit fruit and serious structure that require time in the cellar to unfold. Only 7,000 bottles produced.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2021 Barolo Gramolere is a hugely promising wine. Black cherry, gravel, spice, new leather, licorice and crushed rocks add to an impression of gravitas. A dark, hulking wine, the 2021 is going to need time to be at its best. Today, it is a touch reduced, but a racking should take care of that." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"From a vineyard site in Monforte d'Alba, the Fratelli Alessandria 2021 Barolo Gramolere (with 7,000 bottles produced) shows a little more structure and power with tightly knit fruit, dark plum, ferrous earth and licorice. This vineyard comes to family ownership via the matriarch, Flavia Manzone, who was born in this village. Polished tannins push a smooth-sailing mouthfeel." —Monica Larner

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"Wafting out of the glass, this wine is like walking through a cherry orchard just as the fruit reaches perfect ripeness, that moment when everything aligns. This refined Barolo captures that same sweet spot, where crushed cherries mingle with cracked pepper and sun-warmed herbs in the air. The palate continues the story with precise balance, as refined tannins frame deep red fruits like perfectly placed stones in a garden path. A tremendous effort of a wine."

Kerin O'Keefe

96 points

"Another fantastic showing from Fratelli Alessandria, the 2021 Gramolere, an MGA in Monforte, has enticing aromas of wild rose, spice, camphor and plumcake. Smooth and delicious, the enveloping palate offers up crushed raspberry strawberry compote, licorice and mentholated notes alongside firm, velvety tannins. It's well balanced, with fresh acidity and boasts an almost weightless concentration." —Kerin O'Keefe

More about Fratelli Alessandria

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.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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