Josetta Saffirio Barolo DOCG 2018 (6 Bottles) Piedmont, Italy

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Saffirio’s five hectares of Barolo vines are all sited where the hill of Castelletto ensures a cooler microclimate compared to much of the region. The soil type here is called elveziano and is best described as containing ancient marine deposits that have been pushed toward the surface. This, along with signature short macerations (10 days!) and large wood or concrete for maturation, contribute to the elegant, restrained and mineral-tinged style of Barolo the house is known for.

“The Josetta Saffirio 2018 Barolo del Comune di Monforte d’Alba is delicate and bright with pretty nuances of red fruit and dried currant, pressed flowers, candied orange, baked clay and rusty nail. This wine delivers a lightness and a lifted elegance that is very refreshing, especially in this vintage that sometimes shows more monotone results. The finish has balanced freshness and long silkiness. These are terrific and nuanced results.” 92 points, Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

“The colour of a ruby against wood in candlelight. The taste of ruby against wood in candlelight. The scent of a cigar on a cool night; outside; just cut; that fraction of a second before the match flares and you can smell burning. Redcurrant-rubbed roast chestnuts. The bitter rub love-bite of green hazelnut skins. The spill of linseed oil; a bay leaf crushed in a cool palm; one peppercorn; a bruised purple olive and eucalyptus shadows. A wine that moves more like the scrawl of an ink-penned poem on a quiet night, thoughts drifting then racing, then cracking into pistol-shot definition, then into ink bleeding on a page. A blue-black-woodgreen wine with longing built deep into its core.” 17.5 points, Tamlyn Currin,

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About Josetta Saffirio

The tale of Josetta Saffirio, as with many Italian wineries, is one birthed from a rich family history.

In 1975, Josetta Saffirio’s story begins – she starts taking care of the vineyards that her father purchased a few decades prior. She experiments crafting wines, eventually creating a unique Barolo that blows the socks off the wine industry – a real feat for her to have achieved at that time.

Now Josetta’s daughter, Sara Vezza, has taken charge of the vineyard. She takes great pride in working in unison with the land, saying “wine is a life force, rich in micro-organisms that allow it to evolve.”

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