Mauro Veglio Barolo 2021

This Barolo opens up with dried flowers, bark and mushrooms, interwoven with some dried herbs. The palate is medium-bodied with discreet fruit that is somewhat eclipsed by the significant tannin frame that should dissolve with some bottle age. Otherwise, a solid Barolo. Best after 2027.

The Mauro Veglio 2021 Barolo is not especially intense or vertical, but it does offer good Nebbiolo complexity with aromas of cassis, blue flower and dark earth. I get some cinnamon or nutmeg from the oak, but it's dosed very finely and just peppered in at the end. The wine matures in barrique for 24 months, with 15% new oak. This is a pretty expression of the vintage, with 30,000 bottles created.

Displaying a bright red color, the 2021 Barolo is potent on the nose with forward oak spice, toasted anise, cedar, ripe cherries, and rosemary. It’s medium to full-framed and saturates the palate with angular ripe tannins, warming spice, and even acidity. Drink 2025-2035.