Lovely pure black cherry and blackberry fruits, violets and dark chocolate aromas. In the mouth this is bold and vibrant with succulent black fruits, dark chocolate and floral touches once more, sleek, ripe and long.

Wonderfully fragrant, raspberry and polished cherry fruit, in the background just a hint of black pepper with floral roses pushing through. A wonderfully fragrant red fruit and wild flower filled palate, with a rich tann...(read more)

Good intensity and perfume with bluer toned fruits, myrtle, damson and blueberry, with spice, lavender and fragrant dried herbs. Tauter frame, deeper concentration and grip than the Serraboella, overlaid with bright cris...(read more)

In Neive, about 0.25 km from Serraboella but very different. Sandy soil, south-west exposure, vines 20 years old. Aged 26 months in 20- to 25-hl Slavonian oak. Lightish ruby. Open and scented with perfumed, sour red frui...(read more)

Neive. Lustrous mid ruby. Beautiful, perfumed, complex fruit with real depth. Suave, cool yet concentrated red fruit with lots of polished tannins. Very long, concentrated and tactile.

The 2019 Barbaresco Serraboella is stellar. Here, too, the austere style of the year comes through loud and clear, but with that extra kick of mid-palate sweetness that distinguishes the Serraboella. Bright, red-toned Ne...(read more)