Giovanni Rosso

Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba DOCG

Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba DOCG
Italy

Red wine100% Barolo
  • Tasting Notes
  • Pairs With
    Cheese (Hard)
    Lamb, Game Meat
    Red Meat, Steak, Beef
  • ColorDeep ruby red color with garnet hues.
  • NoseThe nose is very elegant, showing complex tertiary notes of dark cocoa, ripe raspberry, plum and peppery hints.
    Black Cherryblack-cherry
    Black Pepperblack-pepper
    Chocolate, Cocoachocolate
    Raspberryraspberry
  • FlavorThe sip is extremely polished, rich, well-structured and well balanced with smooth tannins and a long flavorful finish.

Piedmont At a Glance

Region Name Piedmont

Piemonte is considered by many the top wine region of Italy, being the land of Barolo and Barbaresco, even though these mega-popular wines only account for 3% of the region’s wine production.

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Press

Vintage Publication Score Review Date POS Generator
2019 James Suckling 90 Jul 2023 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2018 Wine Enthusiast 94 Oct 2022 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2018 Wine Spectator 93 Oct 2022 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Wine Spectator 93 Dec 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Wine Spectator 93 Oct 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Wine Enthusiast 92 Nov 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Vinous Media 92 Oct 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2017 Wine Advocate 92 Jun 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2016 Wine Enthusiast 96 Jul 2020 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2016 James Suckling 94 Aug 2020 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2016 Wine Spectator 93 Apr 2021 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2016 Vinous Media 91 Oct 2020 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 Wine Enthusiast 92 Dec 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 Wine Spectator 90 Apr 2020 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2015 Vinous Media 90 Nov 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2014 Wine Advocate 91 Apr 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2011 Wine Advocate 92 Apr 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2019 James Suckling Very perfumed with violet, orange peel and raspberry aromas and flavors. Medium body. Fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink or hold. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 94 Vintage 2018 Wine Enthusiast Aromas of redberry, camphor and wet stone form the nose. Savoryand vaunting an understated elegance, the luminous, focused palate offers strawberry compote,juicy red cherry, baking spice and crushed mintframed in fine-grained tannins. Vibrant aciditykeeps it energized and balanced. Drink 2026–2033. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 93 Vintage 2018 Wine Spectator Exudes inviting aromas of berry fruit, floral and soy that segue to cherry, plum, earth and spice flavors allied to a sumptuous texture. This has a matrix of tannins for support and expands on the complex finish. Best from 2025 through 2042. 1,500 cases made, 125 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 93 Vintage 2017 Wine Spectator A rich version, whose fleshy texture envelops cherry, plum, licorice, earth and mint flavors. Balanced, with civilized tannins and a lingering finish that echoes the plum and spice flavors, adding a mineral element. Best from 2025 through 2045. 1,450 cases made, 125 cases imported.  Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 93 Vintage 2017 Wine Spectator A rich version, whose fleshy texture envelops cherry, plum, licorice, earth and mint flavors. Balanced, with civilized tannins and a lingering finish that echoes the plum and spice flavors, adding a mineral element. Best from 2025 through 2045. 1,450 cases made, 125 cases imported Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 92 Vintage 2017 Wine Enthusiast Aromas of violet, iris, camphor and woodland berries emerge from the glass. On the linear, structured palate, tightly wound, fine-grained tannins support wild strawberry, blood orange and star anise before an almost salty mineral finish. Fresh acidity keeps it well-balanced. Drink 2025–2037. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 92 Vintage 2017 Vinous Media The 2017 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is loaded with savory and earthy accents that complement a dark expression of Nebbiolo. Black cherry, leather, game, smoke, tobacco and licorice build nicely in the glass. A year or two should help soften the Serralunga tannins. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 92 Vintage 2017 Wine Advocate The Giovanni Rosso 2017 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba shows the true grit and balanced power of this celebrated village. The wine sits pretty in the glass with a dark garnet hue and faint touches of red brick. Dried blackberry and cassis segue to earthy tones, rusty metal, tea leaf and dried orange peel. Those reddish mineral tones follow until the end, giving more structure and power to this hot-vintage Barolo. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 96 Vintage 2016 Wine Enthusiast Iris, woodland-berry and pine forest aromas shape the nose. On the focused, vibrant palate, mint and star anise notes accent a core juicy Marasca cherry. Taut polished tannis and bright acidity provide balance and a firm lithe structure. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 94 Vintage 2016 James Suckling Deep, rose-petal notes with licorice, red cherries, kirsch and plenty of spice, as well as a savory edge with cedar and new leather. The palate carries very concentrated red cherries and spiced blueberries with driving acidity drawing ripe, smooth tannins very deep. Impressive power and poise. Try from 2022. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 93 Vintage 2016 Wine Spectator A tightly-wound style, this red offers cherry and strawberry fruit, along with floral, mineral and tar accents. It's still a little awkward at this stage, but shows excellent length. Best from 2024 through 2045. 1,450 cases made, 125 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 91 Vintage 2016 Vinous Media The 2016 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba shows the added weight and tannic heft of Serralunga (vis-à-vis the straight Barolo), but it too is done in a mid-weight style that requires minimal cellaring. Iron, smoke, sage, mint and a host of feral nuances are laced into a core of dark fruit. There is plenty of character here, that much is evident. The Comune is a blend of six parcels in town. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 92 Vintage 2015 Wine Enthusiast Enticing aromas of pressed rose, cake spice, raspberry compote and a whiff of camphor waft out of the glass on this fragrant, elegant red. The smooth, taut palate is loaded with finesse and tension, delivering juicy black cherry, cinnamon, mocha and a hint of sweet tobacco set against well-knit, polished tannins. Drink 2021–2027. KERIN O’KEEFE Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2015 Wine Spectator Round and balanced, with expressive plum, cherry, tar, iron and tobacco flavors. Taut, ending with dusty tannins wrapped around fruit and earth notes. Best from 2022 through 2036. 1,250 cases made, 100 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2015 Vinous Media Rosso's 2015 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is laced with essence of dried herbs, tobacco, smoke, licorice, leather and black cherry. There is plenty of Serralunga aromatic depth and muscle, but in a mid-weight style that will be approachable with minimal cellaring. It is another very pretty and nuanced wine from Davide Rosso Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 91 Vintage 2014 Wine Advocate Starting with a slightly heavier footprint, the 2014 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is a tightly knit wine that is packed carefully with wild berry, cassis and dried cranberry aromas. The fiber of the wine is slightly more robust compared to the annata 2014 Barolo that I tasted in this same flight. These wines by Giovanni Rosso are distinguished by the smooth consistency of their tannins. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 92 Vintage 2011 Wine Advocate The 2011 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba offers spice and broad shoulders, resulting in a big wine with good color concentration and extraction. This is a fully loaded and pretty Barolo. Shelf Talker Full Page Review