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Giovanni Sordo Barolo La Serra 2021

$6799 $7499
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This is single-cru Barolo from a family house that bottles eight of them, so La Serra gives you one specific hillside instead of a blend from across the zone. Sordo has been family-run for four generations. From the 1950s, Giovanni Sordo, Giuseppe's son, went looking for what the Piedmontese call "surì," vineyards especially well suited to the vine. Those purchases are the backbone of the estate, which now farms 53 hectares across the Langhe and Roero, including La Morra. If you like lining up Barolo crus to see how much the site changes Nebbiolo, a producer working with eight of them is a good place to start, and La Serra makes a fine addition to the lineup. It's a young 2021, so give it time in the cellar or a generous decant before pouring.

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  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
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  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Sordo is an old-school Barolo producer that has been making wine for over a century. They have the distinction of owning vineyards in eight different Crus spread across five different Barolo communes. A visit to their cellar is time travel: you will enter into a decades-old winery with over 100 large, Slavonian oak casks (botti)! Their library is also well endowed with bottles from many vintages past.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo (beef braised in Barolo), agnolotti del plin filled with roast meat, tajarin with butter and shaved truffle, rabbit braised with rosemary, or aged Castelmagno cheese.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Barolo profile: sour cherry and red berry with violets and dried flowers, tar, dried herbs and a hint of spice. Typically medium-bodied but powerful, with bright acidity and firm, grippy Nebbiolo tannins that need time or a long decant to soften, finishing dry, long and savoury. It's a wine built to age.

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