Professional Reviews
Antonio Galloni
AG
95
"The 2016 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno bristles with energy, as all these wines do. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2016 needs time to shed some of its youthful austerity. Sweet tobacco, spice, cedar, earthiness and dried cherry are some of the many notes that open up with some coaxing. Time in the glass bring out a whole range of tar and incense nuances that work so well with the wine’s personality." -Antonio Galloni
Robert Parker
RP
96
"Next to the classic Barolo, the Fratelli Alessandria 2016 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno shows a slightly darker hue and more mild concentration. The bouquet reveals less outright floral and fruit definition, and it offers more secondary and tertiary aromatic complexity instead, with spice, crushed stone, balsam herb and faint white truffle. The wine is powerful and shows a richer fiber, not by much but just enough to consider a more robust food pairing and more cellar age. A mere 5,000 bottles were released, and this is another home run from this impressive set of new releases from Fratelli Alessandria." -Monica Larner
Kerin O'Keefe
WE
94
"Aromas of pressed rose, iris, dark baking spice and ripe dark-skinned berry form the nose. The structured, enveloping palate opens with juicy Marasca cherry, crushed raspberry and licorice before the warmth of alcohol appears on the mid-palate. Taut, fine-grained tannins give it a firm structure and grip the finish." -Kerin O'Keefe
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2016
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Traditional