Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2006 needs description and is now turning out

and is now turning out her best wines yet under her solo project

situated in the village of Saint Jean de la Porte

Cote du Py is the iconic blue-stone hill at the heart of Morgon

and this one delivers

granite and volcanic soils keep everything bright

Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2006 needs description and is now turning outVerduno's legendary Monvigliero hillside made its name through Burlotto, but Fratelli Alessandria is the village's other great reference, and their take on this south facing grand cru in all but name is all clarity, perfume, and poise. This is a fully mature 2006, a classic, powerfully structured Barolo vintage now at twenty years old, its once firm tannins softened and integrated while the wine holds its backbone. Aged the traditional way in large