Description

Category	Red Wine
Varietal	Nebbiolo
Brand	Burlotto
Origin	Italy, Piedmont, Barolo
Alcohol/vol	14.5%

Other vintages

Burlotto Barolo 2020Burlotto Barolo 2019This Barolo is a classic. Sober, rigorous, dynamic, with identity, it immerses you in the aura of its land with a secret force of persuasion.

Wine Enthusiast

• we98

Another fragrant, drop-dead gorgeous wine from this fantastic estate, this opens with enticing scents of wild rose, red berry, baking spice and a whiff of smoke. Showing the hallmark finesse of Verduno, the smooth, delicious palate features juicy Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, licorice and flinty mineral framed in taut, refined tannins. Bright acidity keeps it youthfully tense and impeccably balanced. Drink 2024-2036.

Kerin O’Keefe, September 1, 2020

Wine Advocate

• wa94+

The Comm. G.B. Burlotto 2016 Barolo moves away from the anise and asphalt that you get in most standard Boroli and moves toward more floral, mineral and ethereal tones. This is a beautiful wine with relatively short tannins, plus chalky nuances and a more approachable style. The wine offers cherry, licorice root, campfire ash and white pepper. There were 7,500 bottles produced.

Monica Larner, July 23, 2020

Vinous

• v94

A great example of the year, especially within its peer group, Burlotto’s 2016 Barolo is deep, expressive and flat-out gorgeous. Dark cherry, lavender, spice, menthol and pine all meld together in a striking, wonderfully nuanced Barolo that has so much to offer. In the glass, the 2016 is fabulously deep, rich and super-expressive, with tremendous depth and intensity that carries all the way through from start to finish. The 2016 is a blend of fruit built on a core of Breri, Rocche dell’ Olmo and Neirane. Burlotto’s straight Barolo is without question one of the very finest wines in its peer group. Some of the better-known wines in this lineup have become almost impossible to source. Readers will find plenty of Burlotto signatures at an accessible price here.

Antonio Galloni, November 2019

Wine Spectator

• ws94

Graphite, rose, raspberry and cherry aromas are effusive, picking up earth, underbrush and tobacco notes by the finish. Rich, fruity and balanced, this red cruises to a long, fruit and mineral aftertaste. Best from 2022 through 2043. 660 cases made.

Bruce Sanderson, January 28, 2021