The Baudana vineyard area is less known than its neighbor Cerretta, but it's not because of its quality. The Luigi Baudana estate's plot here, now owned and vinified by G.D. Vajra, is a distinctive, small triangular patch based on old, evolved soils of calcite-rich sandstone and marl. Facing the late afternoon sun, this site feels dramatic shifts in temperature throughout the day. All this contributes to complex aromas and flavors, along with a vibrantly fresh acidity and a refined grippiness of tannin, creating a streamlined flow. Hold until 8-10 years from vintage and beyond; decant for a couple hours.
GAMBERO ROSSO ITALIAN WINE GUIDE - TRE BICCHIERI
VINOUS 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Barolo Baudana is absolutely captivating. Effusive and bright in the glass, with tons of freshness and remarkable fruit purity, the Baudana offers up generous dark red fruit, spice, leather, kirsch, hard candy, cedar, tobacco and underbrush. There's terrific depth here and exceptional balance, too. Rose petal, white pepper and chalk lift the high-toned, intensely saline finish. " Drinking Window: 2027-2044 - Antonio Galloni
JEB DUNNUCK 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Barolo Baudana is flush with ripe red and black cherry, pressed flowers, and vibrant purity and depth. It is potent with blood orange, and it has a rich, firm structure that is ripe with turned earth, crushed rocks, and saline. It is a fully structured red with a long finish. Drink 2026 and over the following two or more decades." Drinking Window: 2026-2048. -Audrey Frick
GAMBERO ROSSO ITALIAN WINE GUIDE - TRE BICCHIERI
VINOUS 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Barolo Baudana is absolutely captivating. Effusive and bright in the glass, with tons of freshness and remarkable fruit purity, the Baudana offers up generous dark red fruit, spice, leather, kirsch, hard candy, cedar, tobacco and underbrush. There's terrific depth here and exceptional balance, too. Rose petal, white pepper and chalk lift the high-toned, intensely saline finish. " Drinking Window: 2027-2044 - Antonio Galloni
JEB DUNNUCK 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Barolo Baudana is flush with ripe red and black cherry, pressed flowers, and vibrant purity and depth. It is potent with blood orange, and it has a rich, firm structure that is ripe with turned earth, crushed rocks, and saline. It is a fully structured red with a long finish. Drink 2026 and over the following two or more decades." Drinking Window: 2026-2048. -Audrey Frick
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