Giulia Negri, Nebbiolo "Serradenari" Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 2020

In the heart of the Serradenari cru of La Morra — the highest point in the Barolo zone, with vineyards culminating at 536 meters above sea level — Giulia Negri passionately pursues her goal of crafting Barolo with a Burgundian sensibility.

Boasting the highest elevation in Barolo, an unusual northern exposure facing the Alps, and a complex patchwork of soils, Serradenari is one of the region’s most intriguing crus. It gives Giulia a singular platform to take the Côte d’Or’s blueprint of terroir devotion and apply it to her own backyard, where she farms vineyards that span an incredible variety of soils and elevations.

Serradenari yields a Barolo of regal pedigree. The elevation, coupled with a complex mosaic of soils unique to this part of the Langhe, sets the stage for Giulia to create Barolos marrying delicate floral aromas and elegant fruit with a deep mineral foundation. With fine-grained, tightly knit tannins, her seductive wines charm in their youth but have the structure for serious bottle aging.