Germano Ettore Barolo Serralunga 2021
Germano Ettore Barolo Serralunga 2021
$54.99 on 6+ bottles (use code: 6saves2)
94pts Ian d'Agata
Drinking Window 2027 - 2039
Good bright red. Flowers, sweet spices, sandalwood, and macerated berries on the nose. Rich dense and slightly tactile, with inky, bittersweet flavours of dark and red berries, crushed rocks and licorice. This is a beautiful Commune wine that starts out with noteworthy fruitiness then finishes long and spicy with an inviting bittersweet twinge. Very concentrated classic commune-level Barolo. Well done and a steal at this price.
94pts Wine Advocate
Drinking Window 2026 - 2040
Ettore Germano specializes in Barolo from Serralunga d'Alba. The wine that casts the widest net is the 2021 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba. With 15,000 bottles made, it opens to a dark color, powerful texture and a richness that supports dark fruit, black licorice, toasted aniseed and candied orange. There is a tart note of pomegranate as well. The wine definitely hits higher on the Nebbiolo intensity meter.
90pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2025 - 2031The 2021 Barolo is a classy, polished wine with unusually round edges for a young Serralunga Barolo. Sweet red cherry, pipe tobacco, blood orange and spice all take shape in the glass. Soft contours wrap it all up. This stylish, approachable Barolo is all charm.
Our Tasting Note:
Mainly Cerretta vines, young and lower in the vineyard, also Prapo and Lazzarito. Medium ruby core, light red edges, transparent. Pronounced nose is pure, fresh, red fruits, tar and rose petals, spice, classic and textbook. The palate is med/med+ body, tannins, acidity. Pronounced, pure, palate and med+ finish. SO GOOD to drink now!
Farming: Certified organic
Vine Age: Planted between 1995 and 2015
Vineyard: 365 M, SE Facing, Limestone and clay
Winemaking: 25 days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 24 months in medium (neutral 700L tonneau) and large neutral 3.5-7 hL botti casks, 12 months in bottle
Importer: Germano’s Barolo Serralunga is made from hand-picked fruit from young vines in the Prapò, Cerretta and Lazzarito vineyards. Young and powerfully composed, this Barolo shows aromas and flavors of strawberry, cherry, pomegranate, rose, violet and licorice. The wine is elegant, precise and clear in the mouth. Enjoy with roast duck and leg of lamb.