2010 Barolo, Serra, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont, Italy

From the whiter, nutrient poor, mineral rich soils that characterise the upper half of the Serralunga ridge, Serra is much paler red in colour, the nose restrained, slender, sapid, and sandalwood infused, of salted cranberry and thick skins – notes that reminds one of the east-facing, high altitude, breezy spot, that leaves you invigorated. Still in its formative stage, the palate is a mass, an array, of sensations, flighty, racy acidity and pace. A suggestion of almond rose? Needs time.
David Berry Green