The red wine Barolo Riserva DOCG Castelletto, vintage 2017 from the winery Fortemasso has been rated in 2025 by Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler with 94 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Nebbiolo from the region Piedmont in Italy.
Gently shining garnet red colour. Elegant bouquet with ripe, sweet fruits of the forest, floral notes of dried rose petal, also leather and some iodine. Lays over the palate like velvet, fruity and concentrated, with firm tannins. Lingers for a long time.
More about the tastingBright, old ruby red. On the nose deep old wood, vanilla sugar, then some mint, watermelon, orange. On the palate grippy with rich, albeit somewhat loosely knit tannin, salty undertone, comes in many layers, shows subtle tannic structure, good ageing potential.
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Località Castelletto 21
12065 Monforte d'Alba
Italien
+39 (173) 328148
[email protected] www.fortemasso.it
