Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Bodegas Toro Albalá pepper and a touch of

pepper and a touch of violet

This is a very precise chardonnay with cooked apples

It was bottled in January 2022

elegant and lush on the palate with ripe round tannins and a long finish

the color is golden with copper highlights

Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Bodegas Toro Albalá pepper and a touch ofThe 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