99 points by Vinous.<br>From fifth-generation producer Vietti, this 2010 Rocche di Castiglione hails from one of Barolo’s greatest vintages. Powerful yet elegant, it shows depth, structure and longevity. A rare chance to secure a true “King of Wine” from one of Piedmont’s most iconic estates.

100 points by Vinous.<br>From fifth-generation producer Vietti, the 2016 Ravera hails from one of Barolo’s greatest modern vintages. Powerful and precise with structure built for decades of ageing, it’s a rare opportunity to own a benchmark “King of Wine” from one of Piedmont’s most celebrated estates.

Lingo - Say it with confidence.This wine may be hard to pronounce, but the flavour rolls across the tongue. This Nebbiolo ( Neh-Bee-Ow-Low) provides a rustic, savoury palate, with delicious red fruit flavours and firm tannins.

Grape grower Natale Seghesio is known as 'il Poeta' ('the Poet') to his friends. Not only for his lyrical compositions (featured on the label), but also for the intensely flavoured produce of his vines, growing in the premium Piedmont hills. Talented winemaker Paolo Sartirano snaps up Natale's grapes every year, taking them to his family's cellar. Founded in 1871, this cellar is now 150 years old and today in the hands of the fourth generation. Paolo has crafted Il Poeta to be a truly poetical expression of the finest Nebbiolo. Three years ageing in oak ensures the fruit marries perfectly with silky, toasted spice character. Deeply flavoured and complex, the wine is best opened early and decanted. Serve in large glasses with hearty dishes.

Tasting Impression: Elegant, mineral with silky tannin

The Serra, or the other side of Barolo Marcarini, takes its name from a historic area of ancient origin, whose soils, poor in organic substances, but rich in mineral salts and microelements, are capableIn 2015, with the arrival of the new generation of the family, we set ourselves a new goal: to be able to produce a barolo that best represented the characteristics of the soils.aci to give wines of good color, good structure, savory and never excessively tannic. The particular microclimate is characterized by a slight ventilation with movements of fresh and dry air.

Grown in the vineyards of Cascina Valmenera, the heart of our estate. We call them “our stairway to heaven”, to quote Led Zeppelin, because the rows are laid out in an amphitheatre that seems to climb up into the sky. They were planted at the end of the Nineties and enjoy south-westerly exposure. Here, in the sandy marl of what was once a seabed, Nebbiolo is able to fully express elegance and vigour. Ruby red: fine and delicate bouquet with scents of rose and violet, wild strawberry and raspberry; dry, harmonious and nicely persistent