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2018 Barolo, La Serra, Marcarini, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Not ready
Antonio Galloni
92/100
James Suckling
93/100
Product: 20188001409
2018 Barolo, La Serra, Marcarini, Piedmont, Italy

Description

The La Serra vineyard sits high on the hill – with serra translating to “ridge” in the local dialect – a little to the south of the hilltop town of La Morra. The soil here is very similar to the more powerful Brunate, but the altitude increases the vineyard’s exposure to cooling winds. This has resulted in an archetypal La Morra wine, brimming with grace and charm. There is detail in the structure of the ’18, alongside heady notes of lavender and rose, and graceful sandy tannins.

Drink 2023 - 2038

Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Marcarini

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 92/100
The 2018 Barolo La Serra is bright, focused and very nicely balanced. All of the energy of this La Morra cru comes through in a mid-weight, nervy Barolo that is full of character. Macerated cherry, spice, mint, blood orange and incense all run through this layered, super-classic Barolo from Marcarini.Drink 2023 - 2033antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (February 2022)
Drink 2023 - 2033
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Feb 2022)
James Suckling 93/100
This is very tight with lots of walnut oil to the red fruit on the nose and palate. Medium-to full-bodied with very fine, rather laid-back tannins and fresher red berries coming through on the finish. A finely wrought, graceful wine that promises more complexity with a couple of years of ageing.Best from 2024james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (January 2022)
Drink 2023 - 2033
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2022)

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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