2022 BARBERA D'ALBA Serraboella Cigliuti
Alba Piedmont Italy
14%
Red
Barbera.
Lovely pure black cherry and blackberry fruits, violets and dark chocolate aromas. In the mouth this is bold and vibrant with succulent black fruits, dark chocolate and floral touches once more, sleek, ripe and long.
L&S2022 BARBERA D'ALBA Campass Cigliuti
Alba Piedmont Italy
14%
Red
Barbera.
Good intensity and perfume with bluer toned fruits, myrtle, damson and blueberry, with spice, lavender and fragrant dried herbs. Tauter frame, deeper concentration and grip than the Serraboella, overlaid with bright cris...(read more)
L&S2022 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti
Piedmont Italy
14.5%
Red
Nebbiolo.
The 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo is one of the best Nebbiolos I have tasted in this vintage so far. The warm, dry vintage added a bit of mid-palate richness, but there are no angular contours here, suggesting these vines handled...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2020 BARBARESCO Vie Erte Cigliuti
Piedmont Italy
15%
Red
Nebbiolo.
In Neive, about 0.25 km from Serraboella but very different. Sandy soil, south-west exposure, vines 20 years old. Aged 26 months in 20- to 25-hl Slavonian oak. Lightish ruby. Open and scented with perfumed, sour red frui...(read more)
Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com2019 BARBARESCO Serraboella Cigliuti
Piedmont Italy
14.5%
Red
Nebbiolo.
The 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 Ne...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2019 BARBARESCO Serraboella Cigliuti
Piedmont Italy
14.5%
Red
Nebbiolo.
Magnums
The 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 Ne...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com