Dezzani Barolo San Carlo 2019

Barolo fans buckle up! This is the best deal I have seen on hard core, real deal Barolo in a long time. 2019 is a great vintage for Barolo: Wine Spectator gave the vintage 97pts the second highest they have ever rated a vintage and Parker’s WA also rated the vintage 97pts, the second highest rating they have ever given a vintage. Today’s wine has entered its drinking window and can be enjoyed over the next ten years. Now the wine on release sold for $45 to $55a bottle. We have it down to $29.99 which is a massive 40% savings. The wine comes from three of the most prestigious communes: La Morra, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba, home to some Barolo’s greatest wines like Giacosa and Conterno.

Dezzani dates back to 1934 and the winery took off under the leadership of Romolo Dezzani in the 70’s and 80’s when Dezzani established itself as a reference point for wines from Piedmont. Today the major shareholder is the Rocca family who are famous for Italian wines they produce. We tasted the 2019 Dezzani Barolo San Carlo yesterday and we were floored by how good it is for the money. Barolo this good at the price does not, I repeat, does not exist.  There is Barolo at this price out there, but none of them hold a candle to this wine.

The winery uses massive old Slavonian oak barrels that allow subtle earthy flavors like dried porcini and bone broth to develop in the wine without getting overpowered by the influence of newly toasted wood. And they let the grapes macerate long enough to extract those fine-grained skin tannins that create a gently chewy texture (a Barolo telltale that is synonymous with world class quality) after a couple years in the bottle. The result is a wine of structure, finesse, and beauty that is ready to drink right now.  Highly recommending this for any lover of Barolo.  Again, quality this good at this price simply does not exist.