Barolo Torriglione DOCG 2021 · MAGNUM in OWC

Roberto Voerzio | Piedmont
Az. Agr. Roberto Voerzio | Loc. Cerreto, 7 | IT 12064 La Morra

05452821 · 1,5 l · 399,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping2 units available

Roberto Voerzio has a clear idea of how this wine should be drunk. He produces the Torriglione exclusively in magnums – not because the production is too small for standard bottles, but because he wants it that way. His own reasoning: These wines are "made for warm celebrations with old friends and an infatuation with discovery." The Magnum is not a format, it is a programme. And the format is not without consequence: a magnum ages more slowly than a 0.Liters bottle because the ratio of surface area to wine volume is more favourable. The tertiary flavours develop more evenly, the fruit remains present for longer and the tannins have more time to interweave. Voerzio has thus given this wine a different future than all the other crus of the house.

The Torriglione vineyard lies right next to Rocche dell'Annunziata, perhaps the most famous cru in La Morra, below the quiet hamlet of the same name. Its exposure is somewhat warmer than that of its neighbour, and it shows: Torriglione is more robust in its approach, with dark fruit and a directness that develops into extraordinary nuance with a few years in the cellar. The same vineyard philosophy as always – biodynamics without certification, extreme yield reduction, spontaneous fermentation, no filtration, no fining.

2021 was an outstanding vintage in La Morra. The Torriglione shows it in its most distinctive form: intense, deep garnet red in colour. Charcoal, dark fruit, elderberry, pine needles and a hint of earth on the nose – robust, concentrated, with a depth that demands time. Round and juicy on the palate, yet with precise tannins and an exceptional inner structure, with a long, elegant final of spices and balsamic. A Barolo for warm evenings with old friends – and only in the right bottle size. SUPERIORE.DE

"This has charcoal, dark fruit, elderberries and pine needles on the nose. The palate is round and juicy but very delineated and well constructed, with a combination of precise tannins and sophisticated dark fruit that makes it very attractive." James Suckling