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KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "Showing elegance, structure, concentration and great depth, the 2020 Brovia Vigna Cà Mia is magnificent, starting with its enticing fragrance of rose, camphor and pipe tobacco. Reflecting the fruit richness of the vintage and the balance and body the site is celebrated for, the delicious palate unleashes fleshy cherry and crushed raspberry before closing on truffle and licorice notes. A backbone of enveloping fine-grained tannins lends structure and a velvety texture... Kerin O’Keefe February 2024 ©kerinokeefe.com"
VINOUS 95 POINTS - "The 2020 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia expresses all the magic of this Serralunga site. Wild herbs, menthol, licorice, incense, crushed flowers, mint and sage all run through a deep, layered Barolo that hits all the right notes. Here, too, the tannins feel remarkably polished for a young Barolo, especially one from Serralunga. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off of this. The 2020 has been totally alluring in several recent tastings." Best from 2027-2045 - Antonio Galloni
Brea lies along the Serralunga ridge at the eastern edge of the Barolo zone. It's a fairly well-protected, early-ripening vineyard, though Vigna Ca' Mia has a cooler southeastern exposure. Similar to the magic of Vigna Rionda, the wines match an austerity of structure in youth with clear signs of elegance and expressiveness.
Brovia's Barolos lean toward the traditional profile with longer extraction times (up to a month). They evolve slowly, with suggested drinking windows for the Brea bottling starting 8-10 years from vintage.
"In 1863 Giacinto Brovia founded the Brovia estate in the village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo district...in 1953, two brothers, Giacinto and Raffaele, grandchildren of the founder, resumed full-scale wine production... Giacinto’s daughter Elena and her husband Alex Sanchez are now completely engaged as the fourth generation in the affairs of this family-run estate...
The Brovia wines are vinified in the classic style. Grapes are lightly crushed before going into the fermentation tanks. The length of the fermentation period depends on the grape variety but the Nebbiolo for various Barolo cuvées can extend as long as a month or more at temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees Celsius. The Baroli are aged for at least two years in 30 hectoliter barrels of Slavonian and French oak. The wines are then bottled without filtration."
KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "Showing elegance, structure, concentration and great depth, the 2020 Brovia Vigna Cà Mia is magnificent, starting with its enticing fragrance of rose, camphor and pipe tobacco. Reflecting the fruit richness of the vintage and the balance and body the site is celebrated for, the delicious palate unleashes fleshy cherry and crushed raspberry before closing on truffle and licorice notes. A backbone of enveloping fine-grained tannins lends structure and a velvety texture... Kerin O’Keefe February 2024 ©kerinokeefe.com"
VINOUS 95 POINTS - "The 2020 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia expresses all the magic of this Serralunga site. Wild herbs, menthol, licorice, incense, crushed flowers, mint and sage all run through a deep, layered Barolo that hits all the right notes. Here, too, the tannins feel remarkably polished for a young Barolo, especially one from Serralunga. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off of this. The 2020 has been totally alluring in several recent tastings." Best from 2027-2045 - Antonio Galloni
Brea lies along the Serralunga ridge at the eastern edge of the Barolo zone. It's a fairly well-protected, early-ripening vineyard, though Vigna Ca' Mia has a cooler southeastern exposure. Similar to the magic of Vigna Rionda, the wines match an austerity of structure in youth with clear signs of elegance and expressiveness.
Brovia's Barolos lean toward the traditional profile with longer extraction times (up to a month). They evolve slowly, with suggested drinking windows for the Brea bottling starting 8-10 years from vintage.
"In 1863 Giacinto Brovia founded the Brovia estate in the village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo district...in 1953, two brothers, Giacinto and Raffaele, grandchildren of the founder, resumed full-scale wine production... Giacinto’s daughter Elena and her husband Alex Sanchez are now completely engaged as the fourth generation in the affairs of this family-run estate...
The Brovia wines are vinified in the classic style. Grapes are lightly crushed before going into the fermentation tanks. The length of the fermentation period depends on the grape variety but the Nebbiolo for various Barolo cuvées can extend as long as a month or more at temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees Celsius. The Baroli are aged for at least two years in 30 hectoliter barrels of Slavonian and French oak. The wines are then bottled without filtration."
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