Brovia 2021 Barolo Garblet Sue

Often overshadowed by the intensity of the other Brovia crus, Garblet Sue expresses a mid-point between Villero and Rocche (wine-wise, not geographically!). Bright fruit, with pronounced citrus-y, clay, and rose aromatics, this is a happy wine in a happy place. - Jamie Wolff

Importer Note from Rosenthal Wine Merchants: Garblèt Sue, also known as Altenasso, is a subsection of the cru of Fiasco in Castiglione Falletto. Soils here are of sand and clay-limestone marl, but they are richer and less well-drained than those higher on the hill in Fiasco proper. Brovia owns 0.7 hectares of western-exposed Nebbiolo here, planted between 1970 and 1979, and situated at 250 meters altitude (their lowest-altitude cru holding). If “Garblèt Sue” typically shows a smidgen less complexity than its two Castiglione Falletto brethren, it compensates with a generous, exuberant personality and a tendency to drink better earlier.