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Barolo Arborina 2011

Name: Barolo Arborina 2011
Brand: Elio Altare
Price: 84.90 EUR
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A benchmark modern Barolo from La Morra’s Arborina cru. The 2011 is ripe, silky and expressive, with barrique spice layered over sweet Nebbiolo fruit.

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About this wine

Elio Altare helped define the modern Barolo style, and Arborina is one of his signature wines. In the warm 2011 vintage, the wine shows lush red and black cherry fruit, sweet spices, cocoa and floral notes on the nose. Short rotary fermentations create a supple, approachable texture, while ageing in French barriques adds polish and vanilla-tinged complexity. It’s a hedonistic, open Barolo that still retains enough structure and acidity to age further, but is already very pleasurable.

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Tasting Note

Critics describe ripe cherry and plum, rose and spice with hints of coffee and vanilla, on a medium-to-full palate with fine, sweet tannins and a generous, lingering finish.

In the glass

Medium-deep ruby-garnet.

In the nose

Ripe cherry, plum, rose, sweet spice, cocoa and a touch of vanilla.

On the palate

Silky and generous, with sweet red fruit, polished oak, moderate acidity and soft, fine tannins.

Elio Altare

A revolutionary who reshaped Barolo. Elio Altare introduced shorter macerations, small barrels, and a focus on purity and finesse long before it became common. The result is Barolo with vibrant fruit, silky texture, and immediate charm, yet still capable of aging. The estate continues to refine this elegant, modern approach with clarity and intent.

Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Nebbiolo

Vinification

Very short maceration (around 4–5 days) in rotary fermenters, then aged about 24 months in French oak barriques (a portion new) before bottling.

Classification

Barolo DOCG

Style

Matured

Aging potential

Drink now or soon

Decant Time

1 hour max

Drinking Temperature

15° C

Body

Full

Conservative food pairing

Beef tenderloin

Funky food pairing

Spicy ramen

Music pairing

Pop rock

Art pairing

Expressionism

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