Ettore Germano - Barolo Comune di Serralunga d'Alba 2015 (1.5L) Rainwater

Ettore Germano - Barolo Comune di Serralunga d'Alba 2015 (1.5L) RainwaterThis wine is Germanos base Barolo, combining younger vine fruit from the estates three Serralunga vineyards. It was macerated on its skins for 20 days during fermentation and it was aged for two years in 700 liter, mostly used barrels (much bigger than the 225 liter barrique but much smaller than the 50 hectoliter botti some producers still favor). In the glass, it is a robust ruby red, while the nose leads with a little riper, fruitier note than many

and tons of fresh blackberry and raspberry flavors wrapped in a bracing texture of fine-grained tannins and bright acidity

This is just lovely stuff

and develop across the next few decades

The wild mallards that inspired our logo are at home at the pond here

Tangy pomegranate

Zesty acidity further

are the ingredients that convinced Mauro Pacini to buy the estate in 1983

This single-vineyard Collio Bianco is a blend of three well-established white grape varieties of the area: Friulano

Needs some time in the bottle

I’m sensing there are still a lot of latent nuances to be revealed here

nectarine and cucumber come through with floral tones and a slightly creamy yet lively finish

An elegantly rich