A release of 2,500 bottles from 60-year-old vines, the 2017 Barbaresco Serraboella is a fitting wine for the vintage. The fruit is open-knit and generous, and you are aware of some of the heat and generally dry conditions that shaped this challenging growing season. Even more problematic was the dramatic loss of fruit following hail and freeze in April. The aromas are not overripe, but you do get dried cherry and prune. The tannins are a degree drier. In fact, the scorching conditions of the vintage are much more evident in the textured, astringent tannins of this wine. This is the weaker link in the estate portfolio.

Complex aromas and flavors of macerated cherry, raspberry, plum, earth and underbrush are backed by a dense structure of lively acidity and dusty tannins. The ripe fruit at the core plays out on the lingering finish. Best from 2023 through 2042. 580 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add