Barolo, Cerretta, 2021

The third Serralunga cru, each one a different articulation of the commune, Cerretta is exciting and complex – offering something of a mix of the previous two. The tannins are all front loaded and quite firm, but with that comes a pixellated windswept blue fruited, floral element, with typical savoury notes of iron, soy and miso. On drinking, it is all quality texture, finishing on a wash of ripe, sweet berries. Fantastic. “The freshest single vineyard in Serralunga according to Alessandro Masnaghetti on account of constant cooling breezes.” Azelia has a big block of 2.5ha, but only 3500 bottles go into the single cru wine. It is typically aged in one big barrel for 30 months. The rest of the juice is declassified into Barolo Classico.