Fratelli Alessandria
Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno 2015
Italy & Spain
About the SessionThe Italian offering is led by the great Super Tuscans of Bolgheri and Chianti Classico, along with Brunello di Montalcino making a strong line-up. We are equally delighted to present some of Spain’s finest and most traditional houses from the renowned regions of Rioja and Ribera del Duero, creating a compelling collection of distinguished Italian and Spanish wines.
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Fratelli Alessandria
Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno 2015
About this Item
Fratelli Alessandria is a historic family estate in the village of Verduno, in the north of the Barolo zone, making traditional, perfumed Nebbiolo. San Lorenzo is one of Verduno's fine crus. 2015 was a warm, ripe Barolo vintage. Monica Larner from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a rating of 94, Antonio Galloni from Vinous gave it 92, and Richard Hemming MW gave it 16.5+ out of 20.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
"The 2015 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno is a powerful, muscular wine, and yet it also has a sense of translucence that is hugely appealing. Iron, smoke, blood, leather, tobacco and incense give the San Lorenzo a distinctly feral, wild quality. I expect the 2015 will always remain a bit rustic in feel, but it certainly has plenty of character, as well as the structure to develop well for a number of years." - Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 92/100 (Aug 2019)
"Showing an immediately ripe and saturated quality of fruit, the 2015 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno is a child of the warm 2015 vintage. This wine offers a rich and exuberant approach with dark fruit nuances that cede slowly to spice, tar and black licorice. The quality of the tannins is still a bit rigid and less integrated at this young stage. You'll need to wait longer to truly enjoy these results." - Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94/100 (Jun 2019)
"Restrained, old-fashioned Barolo, but without any funk or farm – it's more dusty and textural rather than fruit-driven. First peeps of complexity now – earth, leather – but this is overall quite backward." - Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5+/20 (Mar 2025)
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