Burzi - The new kids on the Barolo block

by: Amanda

Barolo is a type of Italian red wine made from the Nebbiolo grape. It is one of the most famous and sought-after wines in the world, known for its intense aromas of rose, tar, truffle, and spices. It is often aged in oak barrels for several years before being released for sale. The best Barolo wines are known for their complexity and longevity, and are often described as “wines of kings and popes”. 

One Barolo wine that I love is coming from the young producer located in the town of La Morra called Burzi. Alberto and his sister Caterina, have taken back the ownership of thier grandparents vineyards to build thier own winery and make a name amongst the great Barolo producers. Starting only a few years ago, in 2013  and since then they have recived many awards for thier passopm and hard work. 

Alberto and Cateria follow every part of the winemaking process from the long hours in the vineyards to make sure the quality of thier grapes are perfect, to the winemaking process in the cellar with laborous hours druing the harvest season. They work with two kind of three grapes, Nebbiolo which makes both thier Langhe Nebbiolo as well as the two Barolo. Barbera which is located in a small vineyard planted with a high density planting experiment to make thier Barbera d'Alba. Then sometimes I see floating around social media a whole bunch fermented dolcetto, that has been a fun experiment from the winegrowers. 

If you are in the Barolo or Langhe area I highly reccomend a visit to Burzi, not only will they give you a great educational tour of the vineyards, winery, but will also have you taste some really wonderful and pure examples of Nebbiolo for Barolo and Barbera d'Alba. See you there!