Sordo Barolo La Serra 2021

A new cru for Sordo in La Morra, though owned by Sordo for a while, though in losing Villero cru, Sordo decided to land this in the suite of wines.V ery perfumed, a melange of sweet, red berries, black olive, dark chocolate, chai tea whiffs, some wet slate and smoked paprika notes. Very fresh on the palate, almost a pelverga feel, or gamay with fine, silty tannins. Tightly wound, very primped and preened by high quality, lacy, graphite-minerally tannins. Compact, succulent and very beautiful. Those tannins… 96 points. - Mike Bennie, Wine Front. 

La Serra (La Morra) - first time showing of this vineyard – only purchased recently, in 2016. This is exciting, as it performs exactly as the vineyard is famed for; being fresh, up, but nervy and quite grippy for a La Morra. Its altitude (420 m), sitting considerably higher than neighbouring Grand Crus, Brunate and Cerequio, and a more sandy/pebbly soil, give it a lighter, intensely fruity and flowery mantle and a 'sandy' finish. Genuinely exciting debut.

Vineyard: 380-420 m

Terrain: sandy, Sant’Agata blue marls

Facing: South and South-East

Vine Age: 30 + years