2019 Barolo, Cerretta, Luigi Baudana, Piedmont, Italy

Serralunga d’Alba. Mid-to-deep ruby. At first, balsamic and peppery dark-cherry and leather nose that slowly increases in depth and complexity with aeration. Lots of juicy, compact cherry fruit on the palate, fantastically balanced by bags of chewy tannins. Very long, juicy and tannic and quite spectacular.

Drink 2026 - 2038

Spiced orange peel, fresh peaches, red cherries and earl grey tea undertones. Hints of lilac and crushed stones, too. Medium-bodied, juicy and dynamic with chalky, slightly chewy tannins and a polished finish.

Better after 2027

The Luigi Baudana 2019 Barolo Cerretta is an open-knit and powerful expression of Nebbiolo from one of the best sites in Serralunga d'Alba. Cerretta is a large MGA vineyard to the north of the village, with Baudana on the hillside to the west and Prapò to the south. This wine offers volume and richness in terms of mouthfeel, with fleeting aromas of wild berry, iris and crushed rose.

Drink 2025 - 2045

The 2019 Barolo Cerretta is packed with dark cherry, smoke, gravel, blood orange incense, scorched earth, licorice and mocha. This ample, full-bodied Barolo offers tremendous depth and textural intensity. Powerful and brooding, with tons of muscle and tannin, the Cerretta is incredibly promising. It is the most potent wine in this portfolio, by a pretty substantial range.

Drink 2027 - 2044

The 2019 Barolo Cerretta has layers of complex perfume, including notes of black raspberry liqueur and cooling liquorice. It is long and complex, and although it is tightly wound, it is starting to show its potential, with notes of wild berries and sweet flowers, ripe tannins, and a long, elegant, perfumed finish. Long and structured, this is a wine to drink over the coming two to three decades.

Drink 2023 - 2053