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2019 Barolo, San Lorenzo di Verduno, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
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Product: 20191164855
2019 Barolo, San Lorenzo di Verduno, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Fratelli Alessandria’s San Lorenzo cru, located in the east of Verduno, was planted in the 1980s by Vittore’s father. This is bottled a month after the other two crus. The 0.8ha vineyard is characterised by dark soil, a gentle hill, and a lower gradeitn than Monvigliero. As a result, the wine is more delicate and fragile, with a soft and sensual character. The nose has a slight peachy note, and the palate is composed and lovely from the first sip, with raspberry fruit, minerality and freshness. The tannins have an almost salty edge, and are very elegant and well-managed. This wine is not made every year, but suits the 2019 vintage to a tee.

Drink 2024 – 2034

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Fratelli Alessandria

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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Fratelli Alessandria

A moment’s reflection is required before understanding the wines of Fratelli Alessandria: all the estate’s vines (except their cru Gramolere) are in the commune of Verduno. Not usually bracketed with familiar and renowned communes, the village sits on the north-eastern border of the region. It’s almost more of an extension of neighbouring Roero, with sandier soils and a moderating influence from the Tanaro river. All this adds up to a lighter, more delicate and perfumed style of Barolo – of which Fratelli Alessandria are brilliant exponents.
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