2021 Barolo: ‘a modern benchmark’

‘Charismatic yet well-structured wines with great ageing potential’

‘Two thousand twenty-one is a gorgeous vintage all around.. savvy Piedmont fans should note that it will be some time before another vintage of this caliber enters the market’ – Antonio Galloni, vinous.com

We’ve known for some time that 2021 is a great Piedmont vintage. Decanter magazine has scored the vintage five-out-of-five, and called it ‘a modern benchmark’ which has yielded ‘a surfeit of great Barolo’. Decanter hails the ‘charismatic yet well-structured wines with great ageing potential’. On vinous.com, Antonio Galloni calls 2021 ‘an exceptional year in terms of both quality and consistency’ and writes, ‘savvy Piedmont fans should note that it will be some time before another vintage of this caliber enters the market’.

What makes 2021 so special? Conditions were ideal for Nebbiolo. Winter snow left good water reserves in the ground. Summer was hot, but there were none of the sudden heat spikes that can shock vines. Nebbiolo loves a long growing season, which it got, and the run-up to harvest was marked by a contrast between warm days and cool nights – exactly what you need to make great wines which marry ripeness and energy.

To help you get to grips with a great vintage, tomorrow we’ll have 2021 wines from three of our favourite Barolo producers on free tasting. Brother and sister team Simone and Martina Fiorino have brought a new generation of youthful dynamism to a traditionalist winery. Serio e Battista Borgogno have plum holdings in the historic heart of Barolo, particularly in the great Cannubi vineyard. And Fratelli Alessandria craft elegant, nuanced Barolos from great spots in the northern commune of Verduno. Wines will be open from noon in our Copthall Av benue store. /NT

2021 Barolo mixed case
6x75cl
£285 case inc duty and VAT
Saving £34.70 including free delivery

Contains one bottle of each of the following wines:

2021 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo di Verduno

2021 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Gramolere

2021 Serio & Battista Borgogno Barolo

2021 Serio & Battista Borgogno Barolo Cannubi

2021 Bruna Grimaldi Barolo Camilla

2021 Bruna Grimaldi Barolo Badarina

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Offered subject to remaining unsold, available immediately. To place an order, click on the wines below, or call 020 7638 5998