Passion fruit and apricot aromas and flavors are effusive in this juicy white, which is vibrant and harmonious, leaving a lingering aftertaste of cut grass and citrus. 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, Langhe, Roero, Alta Langa VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS REGION DETAILS |
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NOVEMBER 2023
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi di Gavi DOCG 2022
Passion fruit and apricot aromas and flavors are effusive in this juicy white, which is vibrant and harmonious, leaving a lingering aftertaste of cut grass and citrus. Drink now. 90
AUGUST 2020
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi di Gavi DOCG 2019
A crisp, fruity white with sliced-apple and white-peach character. Medium body and a stony, sliced-lemon aftertaste. Drink now. 93
AUGUST 2022
Enrico Serafino Barolo Serralunga DOCG 2017
The Enrico Serafino 2017 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba is fragrant and savory with dark fruit, blackberry and toasted spice. There are background tones of earth and iron ore, and together these hot-vintage aromas build the intensity and the dark fruit profile of this mid-weight Barolo. 90
JUNE 2023
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi di Gavi DOCG 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. 92
OCTOBER 2023
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut Rosé 2019
Fresh aromas of strawberry, rose and cherry and hints of wild herb are on the nose. The palate is lifted and vibrant with savory notes melding perfecting with the soft red berry notes, finishing with crushed stones and crisp acidity. 90
MAY 2023
Enrico Serafino “Zero” Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2017
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OCTOBER 2023
Enrico Serafino "Grifo del Quartaro" Gavi di Gavi DOCG 2022
BEST BUY. Tangy mixed citrus aromas with savory herbal notes flow into notes of jasmine and ginger on the nose. The textured and complex palate gives notes of peach, sea salt and blanched almond finishing with focused acidity. DECEMBER 2020
Enrico Serafino "Oudeis" Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2016
HOLIDAY VINTAGES FROM SIX ITALIAN WINE REGIONS "Oudeis" means Odysseus, the Greek sailor and adventurer. This 85/15 Pinot Noir/Chardonnay blend sparkling wine is fermented for six months on the lees with regular stirring, then spends a further 36 months on lees for the second fermentation. This is a very approachable and easy-drinking sparkling wine with vibrant acidity that could be lined up to kick off a late afternoon gathering. Full and distinguished aromas of tropical fruits, toast (from the battonage, or stirring) pine needles and honey and a taste that includes the flavors of mandarins and breadcrumbs. |