Barolo, Sarmassa, 2007
Similarly red fruit strawberry sweetness as the Cerequio and Rocche but slicker than the former and denser than the latter. Creamy flavours of kirsch, minerals fragrant red berries, sloe, flowers and crème de mûre set in thick but absolutely sumptuous tannins. Sarmassa is on the same hill and has the same exposure to the sun as Cerequio but is just over the border in the Barolo commune as opposed to La Morra. Only bottled up in magnums, a mere 700 magnums have been made.
critic reviews
The 2007 Barolo Sarmassa (magnum) is similar in style to the Cerequio. Not surprisingly, the vineyards are adjacent. The Sarmassa is luxurious and radiant, with gorgeous inner perfume, bright red fruit and fine, silky tannins all of which flow from the glass in a seamless, soft expression of Nebbiolo. A myriad of freshly cut flowers informs the exceptionally long and pure finish. The 2007 Barolo Sarmassa is still closed and in the magnum format it is likely to age at a glacial pace relative to the wines of this vintage. Still, the luxurious fruit and elegance of the wine are impossible to miss.