Vietti Recent Releases
@ Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar, Lenox, MA, Lenox, MA,
2/26/2026
Spirited Wine Store
in Lenox, MA,
the Vietti Winery,
and Dalla Terra Winery Direct
sponsored this dinner with a broad selection of Vietti recent releases.
The tasting was led by Urs Vetter, the export sales director of the Vietti Winery.
He was quite informative about the history of the winery and the techniques used
in making these wines.
The Barolos were doubled-decanted around 5:30pm. The others were pop and pour.
Dinner started at 6pm and ended around 8:30.
The food provided by Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar was superb and
well-matched to the wines.
Even the bread and butter was excellent.
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Sean Tucker (Spirited) welcomes us and our speaker, Urs Vetter (Vietti):
Flight 1: Two Whites
Duck liver mousse and pickled beet on toasted baguette. Yummy!
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2024 Vietti Roero Arneis - Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Crisp nose of lemon and slate. Crisp citrus in the mouth. Pleasant.
(88 points)
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2023 Vietti Timorasso Colli Tortonesi Derthona -
Italy, Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi
Expansive floral nose with a bit of citrus. Thick and rich in the mouth.
Long, rich, and complex. A serious white wine.
Fermented in ceramic vats with no malo. (93–?? points)
Flight 2: Barbera and Nebbiolo
Roasted Parsnips, herb coulis, shaved Parmesan, and Parmesan cream.
This was a truly original dish. Delicious.
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2022 Vietti Barbera d'Asti La Crena -
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Powerful nose of thick black fruit. Thick and delicious. Soft with low acidity.
A delicious Barbera to over the next 10 years. Impressive. (93 points)
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2022 Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco -
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Lovely nose of bright red fruit. Smooth up front, but finishes with more harsh
tannins than are typical of this wine. Judgement reserved.
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2021 Vietti Barolo - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
[Note: This is the first vintage where they were no longer able to use the name
Castiglione
for this wine.] Gorgeous nose of red fruit and spice.
Lots of red fruit in the mouth with soft tannins. A delicious wine to drink now
or over the the next 15 or so years. An outstanding Barolo Classico.
(93 points)
Flight 3: Three 2021 Cru Barolo
Slow cooked pork with red wine braising jus, sweet potato purée, and
roasted root vegetables.
This was delicious and a great match to these Barolos.
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2021 Vietti Barolo Brunate - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Muted black fruit nose. Rich and restrained. Long and complex.
I would put this in the back of the cellar for at least a decade.
A powerful wine. (95–?? points)
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2021 Vietti Barolo Cerequio - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Rich, red fruit nose with some roses and licorice.
Rich, expansive, and elegant red fruit on a super long finish. Wow!
My WOTN. (97 points)
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2021 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Bright red and black fruit nose with a hint of mint. Rich and intense flavors of
black fruit and a bit of chocolate. Another stunningly long and complex wine!
(96 points)
Summary
A lovely and informative evening tasting some great wines.
2021 is definitely a great vintage in Barolo.
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