"95/100 Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter
La Serra is typically harvested later compared, for example, to Brunate) and is mostly focused on elegance. This 2019 features red currants, cinnamon, Parma violets, and lots of mint, anise, and liquorice. The palate is tight, firm, and dusty, with extracted but balanced tannins of good sweet grain, leading to a juicy, savoury, and long finish full of tension. This is a very classic style from a classic vintage.
Drink 2023 - 2045"
Marcarini offer some of the best value Barolo in the whole of Piedmont. This is a very traditional estate producing wines that benefit hugely from ageing. Aidan recently enjoyed La Serra and Brunate 1996 vintage from magnum and has had brilliant bottles going back as far as 1982 and 1970. Manuel Marchetti, husband to Luisa Marcarini has enthusiastically taken on the challenge of developing this prestigious and historic estate. Each vintage has been a learning experience, and Manuel (as with all vignerons to some degree) has had to learn on the job, but the wine is brilliant year on year, and the name is still well-known and well-regarded in the region and always represents excellent value. Both these wines need to be decanted a good few hours in advance.
