Barolo in Serralunga d’Alba
Just back from a trip to Italy: from Gavi to Valpolicella.
Great wheater over there. This combined with great wines, fantastic food and a fire in the woods we were able to extinguish and you can imagine that this was another unforgettable excursion to funky Italy.
More about this trip later, but I just want to give a short round up of some wines we had. Place of crime: Centro Storico in Serralunga d’Alba. A great winebar run by Alessio who is a passionate wine lover and huge fan of…Champagne. Not really a wine you would expect in the beating heart of Barolo. And he has a great selection.
We were there together with Franco Massolino, the wine maker and fun guy of Vigna Rionda di Massolino. This is one of the wine makers in our portfolio.
Just a brief look at the Barolos we tasted that afternoon (yes, we tasted a lot of other wines also).
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1. Cavallotto, Barolo Riserva, Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 1999 - This is one of these wow wines and one of the preferred of Franco Massolino.
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2. Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto, 1999 - This is Serralunga d’Alba terroir, reknown for making the strongest and most longliving Barolos. And again wow and a big smile on my face.
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3. Massolino, Margheria, 2002 - 2002 is known as being a difficult year but with this wine Franco has proven the critics wrong. Great power and still so refreshing young. And to make this fist after Cavalotto and Bruno Giacosa you must have good pedigree. Huge smile on my face, my smiling muscles nearly were teared a part!
Have a great Barolo today!
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