{"product_id":"angelo-negro-serralunga-barolo-dalba-docg-2020-075l","title":"Angelo Negro Serralunga Barolo    d'Alba DOCG 2020  - 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngelo Negro Barolo 2020 is a Nebbiolo from Piedmont with cherry, violet, rose and truffle over the firm frame of Barolo tannins and oak-aged depth today. It feels serious from the first pour. The rose note gives it a graceful edge. The oak sits in the background and adds a leathered warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngelo Negro Barolo 2020 comes from Nebbiolo grown in the Barolo district, where the estate works with limestone, clay and Helvetian sandstone. That soil mix gives this bottling a darker mineral feel than the rose-scented Roero wines that made the Negro name familiar. The 2020 vintage shows the grape in a generous register, with cherry skin, dried rose and a touch of violet already visible in the aroma. The biodynamic certification sits on the label, and the fruit has a clean red-fruited line that keeps the earthy truffle note sharply drawn.\n\nIn the cellar, this wine follows the Barolo DOCG requirement of at least 38 months of total ageing. A minimum of 18 months in oak barrels gives the wine its leather, spice and measured depth. The oak impression sits behind the Nebbiolo fruit rather than taking the lead. Fermentation leaves the wine dry and focused on tannin, acidity and savoury length. The 14% alcohol feels integrated into the broad middle palate. There is a clear line from ripe cherry to rose, then from leather to the first hint of truffle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe colour is deep ruby, with the darker glint you expect from this Angelo Negro Barolo 2020 rather than a pale Nebbiolo shade. The first scent is ripe cherry and cherry skin, then rose, violet and a quiet truffle note that feels already woven into the wine. The palate has a broad Barolo grip through the middle, with velvety tannins that build slowly and leave a dry touch of black tea. Oak ageing adds cedar and leather around the fruit, then the finish returns to rosehip, black tea and the earthy truffle note from the nose. Drink 2025-2038.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServe Angelo Negro Barolo 2020 with brasato al Barolo, the Piedmont classic of beef braised in wine, where the sauce catches the wine's cherry and leather side. Roast venison with juniper is another strong choice for its gamey depth and the bottle's truffle note. For red meat, go for ribeye with rosemary potatoes or slow-cooked short rib with a dark stock reduction. Aged cheese also makes sense here, especially Castelmagno or an old Parmigiano Reggiano with enough salt and crumble for the tannins. If you want a quieter plate, tajarin with porcini and butter will echo the rose and forest-floor tones in the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngelo Negro is based in Monteu Roero, on the sandy hills north of Alba, and that home base gives the estate a Roero accent even when this 750 ml bottle carries the Barolo name on its front label. The Negro family has farmed in this area since the 17th century, with local grapes such as Arneis and Nebbiolo sitting at the centre of a cellar that grew from mixed Piedmont farming into a modern estate. That long Roero experience shows in the way this producer handles perfume, with rose, violet and red cherry kept clear alongside oak spice that sits behind the fruit in this 2020 Barolo. For Angelo Negro Barolo 2020, the house takes Nebbiolo into the stricter Barolo ageing frame and keeps the lifted floral signature that runs through its strongest reds from the Alba hills, with a darker tannic register underneath. The biodynamic certification on this wine also fits the estate's patient agricultural image, especially in a bottle that needs time for tannin, leather and truffle to settle into the fruit of the 2020 harvest. I value the producer most for family continuity joined to quiet detail in the glass, shown here by a Barolo that smells unmistakably of Nebbiolo before the 38-month ageing frame speaks in the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angelo Negro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54426739278161,"sku":"GWCOM-GW001216","price":44.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/0614\/9969\/files\/GW001216.png?v=1785227270","url":"https:\/\/bottlehero.com\/products\/angelo-negro-serralunga-barolo-dalba-docg-2020-075l","provider":"Bottle Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}