2005 Brovia Barolo Ca' Mia

Deep red with ruby highlights. Black fruits, iron, violet, menthol and smoked meat on the nose. Juicy, spicy and ripe, with explosive inner-mouth perfume and superb intensity to the slightly medicinal black fruit flavors. Really classic Serralunga Barolo: not obviously sweet and not at all easy in the early going but with a powerful structure for a long and slow evolution in bottle. Extremely long on the aftertaste, with the firm tannins covered by the wine's sheer stuffing.

The 2005 Barolo Ca' Mia is the richest of these 2005 Barolos, even though it retains a very classic, mid-weight feel. Dark plums, prunes cherries, smoke, leather, menthol and licorice emerge from this masculine Barolo. The Ca' Mia will require patience, but it remains highly promising at this stage.

The 2005 Barolo Ca’ Mia is the richest of these 2005 Barolos, even though it retains a very classic, mid-weight feel. Dark plums, prunes,cherries, smoke, leather, menthol and licorice emerge from this masculine Barolo. The Ca’ Mia will require patience, but it remains highly promising at this stage. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. This is a wonderful set of new releases from the Brovia family. The 2005 Barolos are very much in the style of the vintage and show tons of balance and sheer harmony. The Barolos are vinified in a traditional manner, using natural yeasts and with a preference towards cement for the single-vineyard wines, which are subsequently aged in French oak. The entry-level Barolo is made from the estate’s youngest vines and aged in large Slavonian oak. Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchants, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990