2021 Mauro Veglio Paiagallo Barolo 6pk 6x750ml

Aromas of dried flowers, roses, wild strawberries and hints of cloves. Medium- to full-bodied with compact red fruit flavors, angular acidity and very refined fruit. Really delicious and fulfilling. Already a joy to drink, but will improve with a couple of years of cellaring. ~ 96 James Suckling

A jeweled ruby red color, the 2021 Barolo Paiagallo is pure and fruit-forward, with notes of framboise, licorice candies, lavender, and sweet cedar. The palate is also pure and complex, with its deeper structure coming through the mid-palate and finish, offering ripe, building tannins, even acidity, and a bit of gamey richness. Drink 2027-2047. ~ 94 Jeb Dunnuck

The Mauro Veglio 2021 Barolo Paiagallo was a little closed in my tasting and a little hard to read, initially. Nebbiolo intensity does appear with dried cherry and crushed flowers, but those aromas take a little longer to emerge. I recommend more bottle time for this 4,000-bottle release. Fruit comes from a 0.7-hectare site with 40-year-old vines, and the aging process incorporates some bigger oak casks (30-hectoliter botte) for 24 months. In terms of mouthfeel, you can't miss the wine's power and its beautifully built tannins, which are chalky and fine.~ 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

After making his own wine for 11 years, Alessandro Veglio joined forces with his uncle in 2016. Besides contributing 0.65ha in Paiagallo, he has overhauled vinification by discontinuing roto-fermentation, increasing maceration times (up to 25 days for the MGA bottlings), reducing the amount and toast level of new oak, and introducing larger casks for newer bottling such as this. With a sweetness and savouriness bridged by intrinsic juiciness, it opens with dried autumn leaves and iron before a burst of red cherry and raspberry. Luscious red fruit and blood orange are upfront on the mid-weight palate. Seems easygoing at first but the tannins have surprising force. ~94 Decanter

A beam of pure cherry infiltrates the dense structure in this solidly built red. Hibiscus, underbrush and mineral flavors augment the cherry before dissolving into the dusty, tannic finish. Best from 2029 through 2047. 300 cases made, 100 cases imported. ~ 93 Wine Spectator

Ripe pomegranate and blackberry notes gather momentum like a vintage Alfa Romeo convertable revving to life. The palate roars with the same precision engineering, its firm tannins crafted with the elegance of classic Italian bodywork while raw power purrs beneath the surface, promising miles of pleasure ahead. Drink from 2027. ~ 92 Wine Enthusiast