Crisp and clean, with a soft, satiny mousse and a minerally underpinning, layered with flavors of white raspberry and white cherry fruit, lemon zest, spring blossoms and fresh herbs. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now.
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The story of the Enrico Serafino winery is the story of Roero, one of Piedmont’s key winegrowing areas. Roero faces the famous Langhe hills across the Tanaro River in the northeast part of Cuneo Province, and together with Monferrato to the east, Roero and Langhe are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site for their beauty and their winemaking traditions. Enrico Serafino is the oldest winery in the area, having been established by a gentleman of the same name in Canale d’Alba in 1878. The winery has now been in operation continuously in its original location for 140 years.
In typical Piemontese fashion, founder Enrico Serafino made a wide array of different wines, using grapes grown in areas that even then were known for their high quality, such as Barolo and Gavi. Under modern laws, the wines of a denomination must normally be made inside the specified winegrowing boundaries, but this was long before the first DOC laws were passed in Italy, and it was not unusual for wineries to bring in fruit from any number of neighboring communes. Due to its very long history of making Barolo in Canale, the Enrico Serafino winery is grandfathered as an exception to the requirement to vinify Barolo inside the limits of the Barolo DOCG. Today the winery owns 25 acres of Barolo vineyards in the renowned areas of Serralunga, Monforte d'Alba, and Castiglione Falletto and also makes traditional red wines of Barbera d'Alba and Nebbiolo d'Alba.
Less typically, Serafino in 1878 also began making metodo classico sparkling wines. At that time, sparkling wines as we know them today (wines that were clear of yeast sediment and didn't routinely explode) were a relative novelty. The process had really been mastered in Champagne only a couple of decades earlier, and the procedures and technology were just starting to be available outside Champagne. But sparkling Moscato was beginning to be made in Piedmont, and Serafino was a trailblazer for the nascent industry.
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LOCATIONWINERY: Canale (Cuneo province), Piedmont VINEYARD: Barolo (Serralunga & La Morra), Langhe, Roero, Alta Langa VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS REGION DETAILS |
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DECEMBER 2023
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2018
Crisp and clean, with a soft, satiny mousse and a minerally underpinning, layered with flavors of white raspberry and white cherry fruit, lemon zest, spring blossoms and fresh herbs. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now. 90
JUNE 2023
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi del Comune di Gavi 2022
Fresh and perfumed nose with a hint of white almond to the green apples and peaches. Smoothly rendered on the medium-bodied palate with fresh acidity and a crisp and expressive finish. Drink now. 93
DECEMBER 2022
Enrico Serafino “Zero” Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2016
Airy and crisply refreshing, the 2016 Zero wafts up with a bouquet of sweet smoke and pretty pear and sour melon nuances. It's elegant and soothing on the palate, with a burst of minerality up front that slowly gives way to green apple contrasting with candied ginger. Residual acids cleanse the senses while forcing them to water as this finishes long and nearly salty in character. The Zero does an excellent job of impressing with its savory character while urging the taster back to the glass for more. Well done. 90
AUGUST 2020
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi del Comune di Gavi 2019
A crisp, fruity white with sliced-apple and white-peach character. Medium body and a stony, sliced-lemon aftertaste. Drink now. 90
AUGUST 2023
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut Rosé 2019
100% Pinot Noir. Bright, medium deep orange, onion skin; aromas of orange peel, pear and dried strawberry. Medium-bodied with very good concentration, very good acidity, good persistence and a clean, dry, appealing finish. Nicely balanced, this is a subdued style of rosé to pair with lighter red meats. Enjoy over the next 2-4 years 92
DECEMBER 2022
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2018
Distinctly savory and spicy in the glass, the 2018 Brut Oudeis wafts up with notes of crushed stone, dusty sage, ground ginger and citrus zest. It's elegant and round on the palate, with saline minerals and brisk acidity enlivening the tart orchard fruits. This finishes with a balanced inner sweetness, and sour lemon hints add a lovely contrast. The 2018 Oudeis is a big step up from the 2017 tasted last year. It's a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay. 90
AUGUST 2023
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2019
A blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay; aged on the lees for 42 months. Bright, medium-deep yellow. Aromas of lemon curd, yeast and lily. Medium-full with very good concentration. Nicely balanced with very good freshness, along with good acidity. There is good persistence, although the wine is not as dry as one would expect. Enjoy over the next 3-4 years. 94
OCTOBER 2022
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut Rosé 2018
Dry and delicious, this has aromas of red berry, botanical herb, hay and bread dough. On the bright, savory palate, an extremely refined perlage accompanies pomegranate, white peach, saline and brioche. |