Luigi Baudana - Barolo Serralunga d'Alba 2021 (750ml)

94 Points Wine Advocate

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.

94 Points Decanter

Here, family and territory are inextricably linked, as one gave the Baudana name to the other. Since taking over the estate in 2009, the Vaira family of GD Vajra continues to honour this legacy. While it doesn’t possess the sheer intensity of the Cerretta bottling, this 2021 is still brimming with vigour and potential. Opening fragrances of lovage, sage and rosemary persist through the red-fruited core. Grainy tannins dissolve into the mid-palate plushness without losing their firm bolstering edge, and crunchy acidity injects enduring freshness. 

93 Points Wine Spectator

A lean, linear style, this red exhibits macerated cherry, raspberry, plum, iron and menthol flavors. Fresh and balanced, with all of the components converging on the finish.