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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 4/25/2020 & rated 95 points: Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with thin garnet rim. Long legs. Sediments at end of bottle. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of mushrooms, earth, redcurrant, ripe dark red cherries, bit of spice and mint. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (15%), integrated but still formidable high tannins, full body. Medium+ going pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red plums, redcurrant, ripe dark red cherries, licorice, mushrooms, savoury earth, dark spice, mint, chocolaty tar. Very long tarry finish.
Very very good quality. Big bold Serralunga but balanced despite the 15% alc and ripeness. Drinking at peak now.
From the Cerretta cru in the commune of Serralunga d'Alba.
Seems like this bottling has a small percent of the wine that seems a bit of new oak barrels, as compared to the more traditional Baudana cru bottle. (1790 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 10/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Decanted and served.
Very elegant barolo, dark cherries, herbal. Soft and elegant on the palate, good fruit, cherries and leather. A bit of evolution here that goes well. Only comment we would make is that it doesn't stand out . Still a good 92 (3079 views) | | | Tasted by FlyPig on 4/23/2017 & rated 98 points: PnP, served at 55 degrees. Chalk, limestone, crazy viscosity, chewy. Maraschino cherries, hint of raspberry. Light floral and dark earth notes. Coats the mouth, finish evoles across the palate and lingers forever. Thought this would be good, was blown away. Highest score I've ever given a Barolo - not a feminine, austere Barolo, this is huge and beyond delicious. (3120 views) | | | Tasted by cvdeluca on 3/19/2016 & rated 94 points: Fantastic nose and a flavor that lives up to the promise. Dark fruit, flint/iron, spice and the push pull of acid & tannin. Likely in a long drinking window. Wish I had more. Opened at noon & drank several hours later with savory foods and truffle cheese on a cool, raw day. Perfect! (3393 views) | | | Tasted by Stefanos T. on 1/21/2015 & rated 91 points: Still young and undeveloped but still it offers nice cherry, leather, olive leaf and floral nose. On the palate it has a solid structure while medium bodied and refreshing. (4089 views) | | | Tasted by NostraBacchus on 4/28/2014 & rated 93 points: Darker ruby color. Amazing nose of dark red cherries, menthol, flowers, minerals/tar, some cedar wood and a touch of sweet spices. On the palate there are again flavors of darker red fruit, menthol, flowers but also a beautiful mineral note as well as some tobacco. Full-bodied and dense with typical Serralunga structure (high tannin, high acidity) but incredible overall balance. Very long finish. Still very young but a very beautiful Barolo from Serralunga produced by the Vajra Family. It's masculine and massive but has a great sense of harmony and place. (93+) (4156 views) | | | Tasted by yofog on 11/4/2012 & rated 93 points: Bright but tough, and my favorite of the bunch. I guess I just really like '06 for nebbiolo. (2808 views) | | | Tasted by Wink on 10/14/2010 & rated 91 points: Tasted at G.D. Vajra winery. No detailed notes. More masculine and tannic than the Baudana vineyard wine, but still really excellent. (3036 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Piedmont (Dec 2010)
(Luigi Baudana Barolo Cerretta) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (5/20/2010)
(G D Vajra, Cerretta Luigi Baudana Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Tom Hyland
Sommelier Journal, March 15, 2011
(Luigi Baudana Ceretta) A nose of cedar, dried cherry, and truffle is followed by a generous midpalate with noticeable, but not excessive, oak. The slightly bitter finish indicates that this wine needs time—best in 15-20 years. Appellation: Serralunga d'Alba |
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| Luigi Baudana Producer Website
Luigi Baudana is one of the last garagiste wineries of Serralunga d'Alba.
4 hectares are farmed.
4 wines are produced:
Barolo Baudana: single vineyard, south-west exposure, clay soils and "arenarie di Diano", approx. 300 cases made per year.
Barolo Cerretta: single vineyard, south-east exposure, white calcareous marls. approx. 300 cases made per year.
Both single vineyards were listed in the Renato Ratti chart of Barolo.
Starting with 2005 vintage, also a "Barolo di Serralunga d'Alba" is produced, from the younger vines (3-400 cases).
Finally, a white field blend called Langhe Bianco Dragon completes the production (production unknown).
Curiosities:
-the winery is currently run by the Vajra family of G.D. Vajra together with Luigi and Fiorina Baudana.
-wines before 2004 were bottled by hand and by gravity. Wines after 2005 vintage are bottled by machine.
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
Luigi Baudana is one of the last garagiste estates still operating in the Langhe region. It is also the smallest of all the VinConnect Piemontese wineries.
The estate is a mere 4 hectares in size (~10 acres), but all the vineyards are held in the highest hierarchy of Barolo vineyards, being listed both in the Lorenzo Fantini “Monografia sulla Viticultura ed Enologia in Provincia di Cuneo” (1879) and in Renato Ratti’s “Carta del Barolo” from the early 1970s.
Ceretta may well be the better know cru. Located on the east slope of Serralunga d’Alba, this vineyard has a unique soil composition, made of a very white, calcareous topsoil and a deeper layer of red clay beneath. Wines from Ceretta are all about class and broad intensity.
Baudana, on the other hand, is one of the best-kept secrets among Barolo aficionados. Iconic winemaker Franco Fiorina used to select fruit of Baudana for his highly acclaimed Barolos, until the late 1980s. Today, only three single-vineyard Barolos are released from this cru, and the Luigi Baudana may well be the only one to be exported to the U.S.
It would be enough to mention that Baudana is the name of the vineyard, of the village and of Luigi and Fiorina’s family, to express how deep the roots and how important the family legacy to this very unique place!
In 2009, Francesca, Isidoro and Guiseppe, the three children of famed Aldo and Milena Vajra of G.D Vajra, joined the Baudana family to bring new energies and an uncompromised respect to this story.
NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerCerretta On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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