The 2021 Barolo Brunate opens with very pretty aromatics. Dark cherry/plum fruit, spice, rose petal and blood orange emerge with some coaxing. On the palate, the 2021 feels a bit light, the result of severe frost damage that ultimately resulted in significant replanting following the 2023 harvest. The lack of textural depth is impossible to look past.

In bottle since last August, the estate will release all their 2021s in April, 2025. A pale ruby red color, with a touch deeper pigment, the 2021 Barolo Brunate sports a deeper mineral profile on the nose, with notes of crushed stones, violets, a bit of exotic spice, black raspberry, and licorice. The palate has broader shouldered, ripe tannins, but remains midweight, and it actually exhibits a bit more approachability and depth on the palate. Drink 2026-2056. The majority of the wines for this report were tasted with Marta Rinaldi at the estate in Barolo.