This is the everyday bottle in the classic Rioja tradition: red-fruited
but here they've taken genuinely old whisky and finished it in Manzanilla sherry casks
but in 1997 the family reached across the river into Lirac
The fruit is sourced from Happy Canyon Vineyard and China Blue Vineyard
G.B. Burlotto Barolo 2022 SO20231109 This is the everyday bottleVerduno's magic comes from soils and position, and Burlotto is the producer who put this northerly corner of Barolo on the map. These are among the most northern vineyards of the Barolo zone, a touch cooler and more resistant to the heat waves of recent vintages, planted on a complex mix of clay, limestone, silt, sandstone, and strains of chalk. In 2022, a challenging year, Burlotto skipped its named crus (Monvigliero, Cannubi, Acclivi) and poured