Paitin Barbaresco Serraboella 2019 (750ML)

95 WE / 94 WA / 93 JD / 93 DE / 17.5 JR

Sandalwood and culinary spice aromas mingle with rose leather and camphor. Showing structure and a racy finesse, the vibrant palate is young and loaded with nervous energy at this stage but already delicious, offering juicy Morello cherry, raspberry and star anise framed in taut, refined tannins and bright acidity. Drink 2029–2044. - Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast

With 15,493 bottles produced with fruit selected across this celebrated MGA, the Paitin 2019 Barbaresco Serraboella reaches a perfect pitch between fruit ripeness and acidity. This exacting balance is a hallmark of the vintage. The house style, on the other hand, is focused on elegance, so you really get quite a beautiful drinking experience with this bottle. Red and purple fruits segue to wild rose and red licorice.-Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

The 2019 Barbaresco Serraboella remains elegant while taking on more spiced aromatics in its notes of licorice, red cherry, and blood orange. Possessing balance and linear structure, it has angular yet fine tannins, a fresh spine of acidity, and a great finish. This is a great value to drink 2023-2030.-Jeb Dunnuck

Paitin is a very traditional estate where the winemaking is focused on submerged-cap maceration of one month and ageing in big Slavonian as well as Austrian oak casks. Bright ruby in the glass, it's slightly funky at first but then focuses on floral touches, super-restrained, with a tight pomegranate character. The attack is crunchy with ripe tannins woven with zesty acidity and a cherry kernel flavour. The remarkable fruit freshness makes this wine stylish and not without ability to age. Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter

Neive. Lustrous and just mid ruby. Deep cherry and wild strawberry with saline minerally notes. Fine acidity streamlining the fresh red fruit. Sandpapery tannins grow on the finish. This needs time. (WS) - JancisRobinson .com