The 2015 Ettore Germano “Serralunga d’Alba” pours a bright garnet color with no signs of sediment. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, initially a little reticent but some patience and air do wonders with funky raspberries and cherries, tar and red flowers coming through within 15 minutes or so. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins. Acidity come across medium…bordering on medium+. There is no shortage of nicely ripened raspberry and cherry fruit on the palate with some dried herbs and orange pith too. The roundness of the 2015 vintage comes through but there’s a lot to like and it seems to really come our of its shell with more time. The Serralunga bottling is blend of Cerretta, Lazzarito and Prapo crus.
The 2015 Ettore Germano “Serralunga d’Alba” pours a bright garnet color with no signs of sediment. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, initially a little reticent but some patience and air do wonders with funky raspberries and cherries, tar and red flowers coming through within 15 minutes or so. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins. Acidity come across medium…bordering on medium+. There is no shortage of nicely ripened raspberry and cherry fruit on the palate with some dried herbs and orange pith too. The roundness of the 2015 vintage comes through but there’s a lot to like and it seems to really come our of its shell with more time. The Serralunga bottling is blend of Cerretta, Lazzarito and Prapo crus.
Nov 11th, 2021
Inappropriately advanced for 2018. Unacceptable tannic brown wine...stay away from this bottle at all cost. $150 on Pizzeria Bianco wine list. This tastes like a 1960s Barolo.
Inappropriately advanced for 2018. Unacceptable tannic brown wine...stay away from this bottle at all cost. $150 on Pizzeria Bianco wine list. This tastes like a 1960s Barolo.
Apr 11th, 2024
Elegant and prominent nose with cherries, blackberries and crushed fresh leaves. Juicy acidity, medium -, with a spicy lingering finish. Quite a fun one.
Elegant and prominent nose with cherries, blackberries and crushed fresh leaves. Juicy acidity, medium -, with a spicy lingering finish. Quite a fun one.
Aug 28th, 2022
Gateaux Orgy in a £26 half bottle that's aged to cakey perfection 👍
🍷 Garnet cherry w/ orange brown hue
👃 Smokey tobacco toasted cherry oozing through sherry sultana spiced Christmas cake in vanilla & red potpourri w/ Black Forest gateaux - niffing porn 😎
👄 Light-Med body of sweet spiced cherry Black Forest gateaux w/ earth, sultana, mocha hits in med dry fine tannin
🎯 Long sweet earthy cherry cakey sweet lingering lucky lips 👄
Gateaux Orgy in a £26 half bottle that's aged to cakey perfection 👍
🍷 Garnet cherry w/ orange brown hue
👃 Smokey tobacco toasted cherry oozing through sherry sultana spiced Christmas cake in vanilla & red potpourri w/ Black Forest gateaux - niffing porn 😎
👄 Light-Med body of sweet spiced cherry Black Forest gateaux w/ earth, sultana, mocha hits in med dry fine tannin
🎯 Long sweet earthy cherry cakey sweet lingering lucky lips 👄
Mar 22nd, 2017
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
