Barolo Luigi Baudana 2018

Barolo "Baudana", Luigi Baudana, Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy, 2018

Grape: 100% Nebbiolo, organic, tiny 1ha vineyard of 50 year old vines, sustainable farming, 30 months' ageing in 25hl Slavonian casks. 

Deep ruby in colour, this wine has intense aromas of dark cherries, raspberry, white pepper, mint, cedar, and liquorice. The wine is beautifully textured with delicate hints of balsamic and liquorice come through on the palate, culminating in a long, juicy finish.

"The Luigi Baudana 2018 Barolo Baudana is a full and generous wine, somewhat surprisingly so considering the understated personality of this vintage. That volume makes this bottle stand out in a crowd of 2018 releases. Dark cherry, plum, spice, rust and crushed flowers make for a soft and readily accessible wine. This Barolo is oak fermented and aged in large Slavonian oak casks."  Drink 2023-2038

92/100 points, Monica Larner, WINE ADVOCATE, June 2022

"New leather, forest floor and woodland berry aromas come to the forefront along with a whiff of blue flower. It opens smooth and savory but its true structure shows up midpalate, delivering juicy Morello cherry, licorice and hazelnut framed against a backbone of fresh acidity and tightly-wound, fine-grained tannins." Drink 2026–2036.

95/100 points, Kerin O’Keefe, WINE ENTHUSIAST, September 2022

Luigi Baudana is one of the smallest active wineries in Serralunga d’Alba and the entire Barolo region. With only 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) farmed in some of the prime crus of the village, this can rightly be considered a true garagiste producer. Since 2009, Luigi and his wife have handed over the day-to-day running of the property and the winemaking to neighbouring producer, G.D.Vajra.

The one hectare cru "Baudana" is located on the western slope of Serralunga d'Alba at 250m - 350m above sea level with an ideal southerly or south-westerly facing aspect.