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2017 Barolo, La Serra, Marcarini, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Walter Speller
17/20
Antonio Galloni
90+/100
James Suckling
97/100
Product: 20178001409
2017 Barolo, La Serra, Marcarini, Piedmont, Italy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Marcarini

Critics reviews

Walter Speller 17/20
La Morra. Tasted blind. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Dark fruit with exotic spice and a hint of Moroccan leather. Youthful and compact even if the fruit is very ripe. Fresh acidity and finely chiselled tannins. Needs more time. Old school in a good way.Drink 2022 - 2030 Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2021)
Drink 2022 - 2030
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2021)
Antonio Galloni 90+/100
The 2017 Barolo La Serra needs time to come together, but it could turn out to be quite good. Sweet red cherry, kirsch, spice, mint and wild flowers give the 2017 a very pretty upper register to play off its translucent personality. Firm La Serra tannins lurk beneath, which lends a slightly nervous, tense feel.Drink 2023 - 2032antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (Feb 2021)
Drink 2022 - 2030
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Feb 2021)
James Suckling 97/100
So much ash and dried-strawberry character. Burnt orange-peel undertones. Tar, too. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Lots of rose petals. This needs four or five years to open, but nicely integrated now. Try after 2024.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Mar 2021)
Drink 2022 - 2030
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Mar 2021)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Marcarini

Few views in Barolo can compete with the one from Marcarini’s terrace in La Morra. Encompassing most of the region’s communes and vineyards, one only has to look south-east to see Barolo’s modest size, cradled in the Italian Alps. It is fitting that Marcarini occupies this prime location; the winery is built underneath La Morra’s medieval watchtower, a signpost to the Marchetti family cantina that’s visible across the region.
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