Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba

Italy
Piedmont
2021

In the history of Barolo, before the prevalence of single-cru bottlings, it was more common to blend fruit from sites of differing exposure, altitude, and soil type in order to obtain a more expressive and balanced wine.  Baudana's Barolo Serralunga combines fruit from the younger vines (planted 1990) of the Cerretta and Baudana crus and, more recently, adds fruit from a small parcel in the cru of Costabella, just next to Baudana. Cerretta (SE exposure) has the typical Serralunga soils called Formazione di Lequio over a substrate of iron-rich clay.  Baudana (SW exposure) combines some Lequio with the Sant'Agata Fossili soils more commonly found in La Morra and Barolo.  Costabella (S-SE exposure) is more purely composed of the Sant'Agata soils.

Depending on the vintage, parts of the three crus will be co-fermented. Fermentation is spontaneous in open-top wood vats, with macerations lasting 20-25 days. Aging is in Slavonian oak botti, followed by more aging in bottle.  Around 8,000 bottles produced. 

94 points
"The Luigi Baudana 2021 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba shows rich fruit delivered as cooked cherry with background tones of cinnamon, red rose and ferrous earth. The tannins are sweet but also firm, and you get plenty of streamlined fruit on the close. The three sites used in the blend are Baudana, Costa Bella and Cerretta. "
Monica Larner,
Wine Advocate
January 2025
92 points
"The 2021 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is superb. Creamy and resonant in the glass, with gorgeous mid-palate depth, the 2021 is a terrific wine in its peer group. Rose petal, incense, blood orange, dried herbs and cedar confer notable complexity. This is a gorgeous wine in every way. The Baudana Serralunga Barolo is one of so many wines in Piedmont that overachieves. Vineyard sources are young vines in Baudana and Ceretta, plus Costabella. "
ANTONIO GALLONI ,
Vinous
January 2025

SKU/Code: 
DB3270-21
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Nebbiolo
Farming Type: 
Organic

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Baudana, Luigi

Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba 2021

94 POINTS • WINE ADVOCATE
Nebbiolo
Italy
Piedmont
Barolo
"... a strong aromatic imprint with ferrous earth, iron ore, dried flower, orange peel, spice and dark fruit. Fresh berry flavors give this wine an approachable character (and vibrant energy). That pretty freshness is what you will remember most.”
Organic