Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Case (6x750ml) Virginia with beeswax and white tea

with beeswax and white tea notes that overlay crunchy orchard fruit and pink grapefruit with peppery spice notes woven in

Medium-bodied with soft tannins

The fruit is there as well

The power is amazing

Cigliuti Serraboella, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Case (6x750ml) Virginia with beeswax and white teaThe 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