Viberti Giovanni La Volta, Barolo Riserva DOCG 2016

Viberti Giovanni La Volta, Barolo Riserva DOCG 2016Ian D'Agata Top Italian Wines of 2023 Viberti Giovanni was founded in the early 1900s when Antonio Viberti purchased the Locanda del Buon Padre with an adjoining vineyard in the village of Vergne, located in the commune of Barolo. Today, grandson Claudio manages the family business, which sources grapes from eight estate cru vineyards in Barolo and two contract cru vineyards in Verduno and Monforte d'Alba. The La Volta cru in the commune of Barolo

with or without food

with a long cool growing season

It's more complex than the Farrside and more structured

corseted by well-pointed acidity and classy oak

savoury and layered (almost pinot-esque)

Bin No 1 has rated as my equivalent of a four-star wine for each of the past five years

and a very harmonious

the palate fresh and crisp yet also showing amplitiude and very linear in true house style

just behind their winery

Both Kevin and Diana have been awarded life membership with the Margaret River Wine Industry Association

Still elemental in structure with amazing density and richness

Keep for as long as you like (2045+)