Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Case (1x1.5L) Chateau Lespault-Martillac orange peel and cedar get

orange peel and cedar get the show started

crisp and citric fruit

with a touch of Petit Verdot

Bright light golden colour

They give the wine a clumsy edge

Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Case (1x1.5L) Chateau Lespault-Martillac orange peel and cedar getThe 2019 Barbaresco Serraboella is stellar. Here, too, the austere style of the year comes through loud and clear, but with that extra kick of mid palate sweetness that distinguishes the Serraboella. Bright, red toned Nebbiolo fruit, crushed flowers, mint, chalk and orange peel all build in the glass. The Serraboella is usually a bit richer, but in the 2019 it is a Barbaresco very much marked by sizzling tension. I would cellar it for at least a few