Vines and names

View: Beautiful ruby red with garnet nuance, dim and slightly transparent Nose: On the nose the wine à good complexity, with fruity notes of cherries and strawberries, delicate violet and dill, with a very slight hint of vanilla Flavor: In the mouth the wine is pleasantly fine with nice acidity and persistence, with the alcohol well in view, good flavor length and just right tannin...

The 2017 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is classy and elegant to the core. Medium in body and wonderfully translucent, the 2017 captures all of the finesse of this site. Naturally, the 2017 also shows the ripeness of the year, but it retains its sublime sense of poise. The 2017 Bricco delle Viole is one of the clear stand outs of the year.”

REGION: Champagne VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir POTTLING: Coteaux champenois HOLES VARIETY: 2h SOIL: deep chalk with clay and marl AVERAGE AGE OF VINEYARDS: 60 years WINEYARDS: lutte raisonnée, recoltant-manipulant WINE HARVEST: Manual WINE-MAKING: Pre-fermentation cold maceration for 5 days, then 10 days of punching down and pumping over, malolactic...

"The 2018 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is finely cut and chiseled, as it so often is. Dried flowers, mint, crushed rocks, pine and red berry fruit all grace this taut, sculpted Barolo. The 2018 has all of the energy of this site, but its signatures are decidedly dialed down." Antonio Galloni

TERROIR The vineyards is full of Turitelles fossils, they are at the origin of our soil. These marine sediments are carried by a limestone and clay base, forming sloping plateaus in the landscape, on which the vineyard is located. This terroir in the foothills of the Pyrenees is known for the quality of its hillsides and its sunny and cool microclimate. PINOT NOIR VINIFICATION The...

”The 2017 Barolo Ravera is gorgeous right out of the gate. Rose petal, sweet red berry fruit, lavender, spice and dried herbs are all finely delineated in a Barolo of tremendous presence. Orange peel, cinnamon and cedar develop later, adding shades of dimension. The 2017 is going to be fascinating to follow. Today, it is just breathtaking. That’s all there is to it.” A. Galloni, Vinous.

"The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a powerful, tightly wound wine. Gravel, smoke, cured meats, spice, leather, tobacco and menthol emerge, but only with quite a bit of reticence. This deceptively mid-weight Barolo has a good bit of brawn. It will be interesting to see if the fruit emerges from behind the tannins." Antonio Galloni

"The 2017 Barolo Coste di Rose is pretty, supple and inviting. Some of the tannins need to resolve, but this is a young Barolo after all. The Coste di Rose doesn't have the sensuality of the Albe or the pedigree of the Viole, but it nevertheless has so much to give. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, mint, crushed rocks and sage are some of the many notes that linger. I won't be...

"The 2018 Barolo Coste di Rose is a delicate, understated Barolo that will need a bit of time to fully emerge. There's lovely purity to the fruit here, but also some angular contours that need to resolve. The 2018 is a mid-weight wine in the style of the vintage, and yet there is fine balance. " Antonio Galloni

"The 2018 Barolo Cerretta is a potent, searing wine, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Scorching tannins wrap around a core of dark red/black fruit, gravel, smoke, crushed rocks, menthol, licorice and game. The 2018 is going to need a number of years to come around and for those formidable tannins to soften." Antonio Galloni

"A dark, somber wine, the 2017 Barolo Cerretta shows the more potent, brooding side of Serralunga. Black cherry, gravel, smoke, cured meats, cloves and menthol add to an impression of virile intensity and pure power. Readers will have to be patient here, but there is certainly a ton to look forward to. This is another impressive showing from Baudana and the Vajra family."  Antonio...

"The 2018 Barolo Baudana offers lovely creaminess and depth in the mid-weight style of the year. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, plum, pomegranate and sweet floral notes all meld together in this racy, inviting Barolo. There's lovely depth and texture throughout. The Baudana is the most forward and immediate of the Baudana Barolos." Antonio Galloni