Fratelli Alessandria

Barolo, San Lorenzo di Verduno, 2019

Name: Barolo, San Lorenzo di Verduno
Brand: Fratelli Alessandria
Price: 426.32 GBP

96/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

95/100

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2019
6x75cl
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£378.32
2019
3x1.5L
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£426.32

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Limpid bright translucent ruby in colour, the 2019 San Lorenzo di Verduno leaps out of the glass with notes of freshly cut peach, blood orange and red plums. Silty, softer soils with limestone underpinning, San Lorenzo is the lower continuation of Monvigliero, and has the same south facing exposition producing wines of presence and finesse, with an extra layer of lovely glossy fruit. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in 25hl Slavonian oak cask for three years.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

95/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2019 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno turned out beautifully. This explosive, old-school Barolo packs a serious punch. Gravel, black cherry, menthol, lavender and crushed rocks literally stain the palate. Full-bodied and deep, with tons of virile, brooding intensity, the San Lorenzo is a winner. Readers will have to be patient, though.

drinking window 2029 - 2044

date of review 01/2024

96/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

This vineyard delivers slightly more concentrated fruit and a medium-dark appearance from loamy calcareous soils. The 2019 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno delivers more oomph and power with ripe cherry, blackcurrant, dark spice and earthy aromas. Fratelli Alessandria makes some of the most harmonious wines in Verduno, and that quality comes through beautifully in this wine, despite the slightly more robust fruit weight delivered by San Lorenzo di Verduno. Only 5,000 bottles were made.

drinking window 2025 - 2044

date of review 08/2023

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.