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Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno, 2016

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Fratelli Alessandria
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If Barolo intimidates you, start here — and this is the version with six years of bottle age already behind it. San Lorenzo is the friendliest wine in Fratelli Alessandria's lineup: all the perfume and spice that made the village of Verduno famous, wrapped around structure you can actually enjoy. The Alessandria family has been growing Nebbiolo in Verduno since the 1800s, and while Burlotto gets most of the attention, they are the other great reference point in the village, working the same storied hillsides. Their voice is classical and clear — red-fruited, lifted, transparent to the site. This bottling comes off a south-facing slope near the Tanaro river, whose cool air keeps everything fresh, and it rests three years in large oak casks before release. 2016 was one of the great classic vintages here, a long even growing season that gave pure fruit and fine, firm tannins; ten years on it is starting to open, and it has plenty of road ahead.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"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. Over the years, I have been fortunate to taste the Alessandria Barolos with quite a bit of bottle age. I don’t want to scare readers off, but the 2016 is likely to be at its best in another decade or so, once the muscular tannins start to soften a bit. My impression is that the wait will be worth it." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"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

Jancis Robinson

17.5 points

"Verduno. Gorgeous, expressive, earthy-savoury cherry fruit with great focus. Concentrated, multi-layered and with fantastic acidity streamlining the fruit. Marzipan-tasting, deep tannins. Hedonistic."

Kerin O'Keefe

94 points

"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. Drink 2024–2031." —Kerin O'Keefe

More about Fratelli Alessandria

Verduno's hidden gem. The Alessandria family has been making wine since 1830 (the name comes from a marriage, back when the place was called Fratelli Dabbene). Thirty acres of Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera—classic Piedmont stuff done with real family care. Gian Battista, Flavia, Alessandro, and son Vittore together.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Tajarin with butter and sage, braised short ribs, mushroom risotto, or aged Castelmagno.

Tasting Profile

Cherry, rose, tobacco and warm spice with an earthy edge. Medium-bodied, fine tannins, bright acidity. Structured but never heavy.

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