Newsletter: 2023 Penna-Currado 'Bricco Lago' Langhe Nebbiolo

Newsletter: 2023 Penna-Currado 'Bricco Lago' Langhe Nebbiolo
You Barolo fans and collectors will already be familiar with the name Luca Currado Vietti, for decades it was synonymous with Barolo greatness. Luca is known for being one of the most skilled and thoughtful winemakers in Italy, and through his tireless work, put his eponymous, multi-generational estate on the international fine wine map.

After 35 years however, through consternation and hard decisions, he parted ways with the Vietti estate to which he brought so much acclaim. And along with his wife Elena Penna, decided to start anew, and build a family legacy from scratch.

Today's wine is one of the first wines to sprout from this seismic shift in Barolo's landscape. This brand new, single vineyard Nebbiolo displays all the hallmarks of Luca's expertise and deft cellar hand: a wine of purity and finesse, combined with Monforte d’Alba's distinctive and powerful mineral-intensity. Extended barrel aging sends this Langhe Nebbiolo into a different realm relative to other wines in its category. This is no simple, ordinary Langhe Rosso, it's the beginning of something legendary. 
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Sourced from a unique vineyard surrounded by incredible biodiversity, which cascades down to the Langhe's only natural lake. The hand-harvested grapes are de-stemmed but kept whole, avoiding excessive extraction and harsh tannins. Fermented and aged in traditional, large oak barrels for 12 months before bottled un-fined and unfiltered.        

A seamless and graceful wine, opens with a burst of raspberries, framboise, white rose, dried herbs, and eucalyptus. The velvet-textured palate carries the power of Monforte on a plush, red fruited frame, accented by notes of warm spice and driving, chalky minerals. This is world class 'Barolo' with immediate gratification.     
Cascina Penna-Currado is a new, personal venture of the Penna-Currado Vietti family, spearheaded by Elena Penna, Luca Currado Vietti and their kids, Michele and Giulia. As custodians of the cultural legacy of the Langhe, Luca and Elena spent over 35 years at the helm of one of Piedmont’s most lauded wineries, Vietti.

Their new venture is at an entirely different scale, it's artisanal, which they look to build as a family endeavor with their wisdom and refreshed ambition. 
2023 Penna-Currado 'Bricco Lago' Langhe Nebbiolo - $49.99
 
*SPECIAL NEWSLETTER PRICE - $44.99
 
To order, reply directly to this email or call me at 843.576.4845
Justin Coleman
Proprietor
Monarch Wine Merchants
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