2018 Schiavenza Barolo Serralunga d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  3/22/2024 - roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nice entry level Barolo, good to go after a 1 hour decant. Nothing very special, everything decent and in place. Good QPR for the region.

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  1/21/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Walkaround tasting so just short notes: Beautiful and expressive bouquet with impressions of forest floor and earth. Good acidity and tannin and a good length. Very young maturity stage and will probably improve over the next 4+ years. 90 - 91+

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  12/7/2023 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 Points

  Agree 100% with rickpicks note below. But let’s start at the beginning. Decanted for three hours in the morning, poured over dinner. Medium to light garnet colour. Raisiny red fruit notes, dried cherry, blood orange, rose water, and spices are joined by spearmint on the finish, with medium-plus acidity, round tannin, and good length. The alcohol is warming and feels higher that the indicated 14.5% ABV. Overall, the wine lacks freshness, and looks, smells and tastes much older than it actually is. It most certainly will not age well, and I would drink now and over the next five years.

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  11/16/2023 - rickspicks wrote: 88 Points

  This tastes like an entr-level Barolo that I found to drink older than its age. The fruits tasted a bit dried-out and lacking vibrancy, freshness and richness. The flavors that are there are appropriate - cherry and spice, but I don't see this as a 92 point wine.

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  11/2/2023 - Snowey Likes this wine:

  Drank two bottles with maya and Liz on a Thursday evening with spaghetti balognese. Lovely!
  A bit of grapefruit bitterness on the taste.

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