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Vietti makes some of the cleanest, most terroir-driven wines in Piedmont, with a rare subtlety and elegance. Yet there is also a traditional undertone to the wines, giving them a personal style that wines from other modern young winemakers in the region often lack. His wines are rich due to low grape yields in his vineyards, not heavy extraction in the winery. He uses very few small, new French oak barrels for aging, relying instead on traditional, large oak casks.
The estate owns about 80 acres of vineyards spread over nearly all the key appellations, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera d'Asti and Barbera d'Alba. Vietti's top wines are his single-vineyard Barolos, such as Brunate, Rocche, Lazzarito, Villero and Castiglione, particularly in great years. Vietti also makes two Barberas packed with fruit and flavor, Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne and Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia.
"A winemaker is like a tailor," he explains. "You have a vineyard, which is like a person, and you have to fit the winemaking to the vineyard. You have to do the best possible for the vineyard. It is a little like Burgundy. You have microrealities in Piedmont. Each vineyard is special and the wine should reflect that."   Wow tell it like it is brother.