Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana 2019 Bottle size: 750ml

‘The 2019 Barolo Baudana is absolutely captivating. Effusive and bright in the glass, with tons of freshness and remarkable fruit purity, the Baudana offers up generous dark red fruit, spice, leather, kirsch, hard candy, cedar, tobacco and underbrush. There's terrific depth here and exceptional balance, too. Rose petal, white pepper and chalk lift the high-toned, intensely saline finish. 2027-2044’ – Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 96/100

‘The 2019 Barolo Baudana offers good power and ripeness with sweet fruit flavors, dark cherry, spice and ferrous earth. These aromas are characteristic of this site in Serralunga d'Alba. The wine is silky and generous on the palate, with salty minerality on the close. On a scale of growing intensity, Baudana generally comes after the Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba and before the Barolo Cerretta in this portfolio of three wines. 2025-2043’ – Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, 94/100

‘Cherry, raspberry liqueur, mint and mineral flavors highlight this taut, dense red, which is balanced, with eucalyptus and juniper notes chiming in on the protracted finish. Best from 2026 through 2045.’ – Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, 93/100

‘Quite aggressive tannins but it should make old bones. Really deep-flavoured and interesting. A little dry on the end but it opened out with time in the glass. Much more concentrated than the Barolo Classico. 2026-2040’ – Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 17++/20