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winery winedown: Vietti

One of my favourite parts about the world of wine is the endless possibilities when I comes to choosing a case, bottle, or glass of wine. I love discovering wineries, interesting grapes, and unique winemaking techniques and sharing them with friends and family. The Winery Winedown will give me the opportunity to showcase and dive deeper into wineries from around the world. When possible I will provide tasting notes for a couple of bottles available in our market so you can get a glimpse of what to expect inside the bottle.


For the first Winery Winedown I wanted to dive deeper into the wines of Vietti. Although this is an iconic winery from Piedmonte, Italy (Castiglione Falletto in the Langhe Hills to be exact) that has been around since the late 1800s, I only recently discovered and had the opportunity to taste some of their wines. Vietti is known internationally for their quality, consistency, and continued experimentation, however, one of their most influential stamps on the wine industry was the creation of "Artist Labels" (1974). These labels showcased artistic images by well known artists that represented the wine from that specific vintage. At the time this was ground breaking, as traditional Italian labels did not feature art/images and solely focused on the Producer/Winery, Region/Appellation, and Vintage. To think about how much labels influence our everyday wine purchasing decisions, it's pretty incredible that we have Vietti to thank for starting this movement. 

Let's Taste! I had the opportunity to taste 4 Vietti wines, which were all exquisite in their own ways! Also, I can't forget to point out the amazingly unique Artist Labels.


🍷2019 Roero Arneis
👀 Medium (-) Gold.
👃 Less Aromatic. Peach, Apricot, Pear, Meyer Lemon, Floral, Herbal, Almond.
👄 More Ripe. Peach, Apricot, Floral, Herbal, Almond. Slight Phenolic Bitterness.
🏠 Dry. Medium Acid, Body, Alcohol. Long Length (Dried Apricot).
🍇 Stainless Steel. Lees Aging. No MLF or Oak. 25 Year Vines.

🍷2017 Tre Vigne Barbera D'Asti
👀 Medium Ruby.
👃 Rich/Ripe. Cherry, Strawberry, Cranberry Cocktail, Chocolate, Dried Earth, Beet Root.
👄 Crunchy. Cranberry, Rhubarb, Black Cherry, Bitter Chocolate, Forest Floor, Beet Root. 
🏠 Dry. High Alcohol, Acid. Medium (+) Body. Medium Tannin, Length (Green/Herbal)
🍇 3 Vineyards. 25-40 Year Vines. Stainless Steel, Cask, Barrique. Aged 18 Months.

🍷2017 Perbacco Nebbiolo
👀 Medium (+) Ruby.
👃 Earth Forward. Dried Earth, Leather, Baking Spices, Chocolate, Dark Cherry, Strawberry.
👄 Richer. Cherry, Strawberry, Cranberry, Chocolate, Dried Earth, Sweet Tobacco, Leather.
🏠 Dry. Medium (+) Acid, Tannin, Alcohol, Body. Medium Length. 
🍇 Multiple Vineyards, Vinified/Aged Separately. Stainless Steel, Barrique, Slavonian Casks. Aged Approx. 2 Years. 

🍷2016 Castiglione Barolo
👀 Medium (+) Ruby.
👃 Beet Root, Baking Spice, Leather, Cigar Box, Dried Earth, Cherry, Strawberry, Rhubarb.
👄 Tobacco, Cigar, Smoke, Scotch, Dried Earth, Baking Spice, Old Leather, Dark Cherry.
🏠 Dry. Full/High Acid, Tannin, Alcohol, Body.
🍇 Multiple Crus, Vinified/Aged Separately. 9-42 Year Vines. Stainless Steel (Fermentation), Casks and Barrique (Aging). Aged Approx. 30 Months. Blended Before Bottled.

Let's Taste Legend
🍷 Wine / 👀 Visual / 👃 Olfactory / 👄 Palate / 🏠 Structure / 🍇 Winemaking 

*Vietti Image from vietti.com*
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