Kerin O'Keefe - kerinokeefe.com
Another absolute stunner, the 2019 Brovia Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia is magnificent. It opens with intense aromas recalling pine forest, wet stone, wild berry, dog rose, new leather and spice. Focused, full-bodied and firm, the delicious palate delivers succulent black cherry, crushed rasberry, blood orange and licorice before closing on an iron-like mineral note. Tightly knit, fine-grained tannins provide the backbone while bright acidity keeps it impeccably balanced and lends youthful tension. This is one to lay down for decades. Drink 2031–2059. Abv: 14.5%
Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
With the cream-colored label, the 2019 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia is another standout wine from one of the most collectible producers in the appellation. The wine from vintners Elena Brovia and Alex Sanchez is especially sharp, focused and polished. You get a lot of satisfaction here and sophistication too, with an amazing sense of clarity and depth. Wild berry, cassis, blood orange, iris and campfire ash emerge from the bouquet. There is drying mineral on the silky close. This is one of my favorite wines of the vintage.
We often call this cru “Il Ruffiano” for its rustic, raffish nature. This is a boisterous, friendly Barolo from the heart of Serralunga d’Alba with all that zone’s lush fruit and generous body. Here the wine thrusts us into the dense ambience of the forest: the dark berry-like fruit, the moss and underbrush, the truffles and mushrooms of the Langhe. It’s all there with bravado and confidence. Warm, rich, dense … one of our best friends at the table. This is a one-hectare vineyard planted to Nebbiolo in 1955. The exposure is southeast and the altitude is 350 meters. Like the other “cru” Barolo, the “Ca’Mia” experiences a cuvaison of at least 3 weeks before being racked into large French “botti” for two years or more of aging. Annual production is on the order of 3,500 bottles of which 1,200 (plus 60 magnums) are destined for distribution in the USA.
