2020 Elio Altare "Unoperuno" Barolo

Unoperuno, or "one by one", is a special project of the Altare family. It began with a challenging vintage in 1986, when the Nebbiolo grapes were so damaged that the family had to destem and sort each bunch by hand. In the spring of 2010, the family opened one of the few bottles they had of that vintage and were taken aback by the extraordinary character of the wine. Inspired by the wine, they decided to carry forward with this meticulous approach with the 2010 harvest, destemming each individual grape by hand. Nebbiolo is notoriously difficult to de-stem as the stalks are naturally fragile. Thus Unoperuno is an annual Altare family labor of love. In this vintage it is a blend of all of the family' top single vineyards.94 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "The 2020 Barolo Unoperuno is a blend of top sites, fruit from Cannubi, Arborina, Cerretta, Pernanno, Sarmassa and Bricco Ambrogio, all hand-destemmed. Silky and floral, with mid-weight structure, the 2020 is quite open in the early goi