- 100% Nebbiolo harvested from the Aborina vineyard in La Morra
- Vineyard planted in 1948 to calcareous clay and sand soils
- Altare hand de-stems each berry for this special bottling “one by one” (“unoperuno”)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-ALT-41-20 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2024-04-04
"The Elio Altare 2020 Barolo Unoperuno leads with floral aromas of crushed rose and lilac and then continues to rich fruit with dark currant and plum. Oak toast or baking spice appears on the nose, but it also defines the palate. It shows a softness or plushness that is rare to Nebbiolo, and the tannins are already quite silky and approachable. The blend of fruit this year is Arborina (in La Morra), Cannubi (in Barolo), Pernano (in Castiglione Falletto), Sarmassa (in Barolo) and Cerretta (in Serralunga d'Alba). This is a limited release of 1,100 bottles."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-01-04
"The 2020 Barolo Unoperuno is a blend of top sites, fruit from Cannubi, Arborina, Cerretta, Pernanno, Sarmassa and Bricco Ambrogio, all hand-destemmed. Silky and floral, with mid-weight structure, the 2020 is quite open in the early going. Bright, red-toned fruit, mint, spice, cedar, tobacco and incense all build effortlessly in the glass. This is beautifully done and wonderfully exotic."
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-10-30
"Cherry, plum, fruitcake and mineral flavors are wrapped in toasty oak. Balanced, expressive and inviting, with a lush texture and substantial warmth from the ripe profile. This red lingers, with a long, fresh and spice-infused aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2043. —B.S."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2023-08-24
"Made with a bend of fruit from Arborina (in La Morra), Cannubi (in Barolo) and Badarina and Ceretta (in Serralunga d'Alba), Silvia Altare calls her 2019 Barolo Unoperuno a super mega blend of classic single-vineyard sites. The berries are hand selected in the most excruciating manner to avoid all stems, leaves, ugly berries, bugs and so forth. Indeed, unoperuno means one by one in Italian, and that gives you an idea of the exacting work required to make this very limited-production wine (with about 1,200 bottles released annually in the fall). Everyone is moving toward stem inclusion, Silvia tells me: We are moving in the opposite direction. These results are softly elegant with ripe tannins and lots of dark fruit and black cherry at the back. There are mild mineral tones and a hint of earth or rust."
2019
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-07-28
"A crunchy and bright Barolo with orange, flower, and crab apple aromas and flavors. Medium body. Very crunchy and fresh. Fine and polished tannins. Bright and yummy already. But give this time to develop in the bottle. This is hand de-stemmed. Better after 2025."
2019
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2023-01-10
"The 2019 Barolo Unoperuno is a wine of total class and elegance. Bright and translucent, with compelling inner sweetness, the 2019 is flat-out gorgeous. Crushed red berry fruit, orange zest, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco are all finely delineated. There's terrific energy and verge here. Give this a few years to come together ."
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2023-08-23
"A beam of cherry highlights this supple red, along with iron and wet hay flavors, plus a touch of eucalyptus. The texture is impressive, until the tannins flex their muscles. Firm yet open, with a lingering finish. Best from 2025 through 2042. ‡B.S."
2019
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2023-01-13
"Just mid ruby. Deeper and more layered than the straight Barolo and a little more closed. Raspberry along with the fragrance of cardamon. Still youthful and compact and with an endless finish. Very elegant and very tannic, but beautifully precise. (WS)Drink 2026 † 2038"
2018
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2022-02-04
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-08-11
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2023-02-27
"Ripe, boasting plum, black cherry and coffee aromas and flavors framed by vanilla, caramel and leather accents. Lush and broad on the palate, yet with ample acidity to drive the lingering finish and keep this balanced. A more flamboyant '18. Best from 2025 through 2040. ‡B.S."
2017
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2021-02-14
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2021-06-17