The Sorì San Lorenzo single vineyard is located in Barbaresco, close to the historic town center. It is south/southwestern faced and it overlooks the Tanaro River, which regulates temperature and humidity. In 2021 harvest the grapes had thin skins, they were rich in aromas and colour, leading to structure wines of significant volume and richness, and sweet tannins.  Abundant snowfall and low temperatures led to an unusually severe, rainy winter, followed by a dry spring. Temperatures picked up in mid-March but unfortunately, the cold returned in early April with icy winds. Some vineyards lower in altitude were affected by frost and recorded losses between 30% and 5%. The summer rolled out with hot and dried days alternating with short and frequent gusts of winds that had the effect of lowering the temperatures. Powdery mildew became a real threat in Barbaresco in July and required a lot of attention and focus from our team. After an overall dry season, a redeeming rainfall came in the end of August, refreshing the Barbaresco region. Nebbiolo ripened slowly, helped by a rainfall on September 17 along with a drop in temperatures and a dense fog. The harvest kicked off in Barbaresco on September 21. This relatively dry and cold vintage leaded to a late harvest and paid off with high quality grapes, characterized by smaller berries.

Deep ruby red

The nose is very intriguing and iridescent with mineral scents, intense aromas of citrus, blackberry, currant and raspberry; yet violet, lily of the valley, rose and wild herbs.

On the palate it has volume and power, the texture is dense, with long and full tannins. It’s very complex and changes a lot in the glass.