2021 Einaudi - Barolo Ludo (750ml)
Named in tribute to Luigi Einaudi himself — economist, statesman, and Italy's second President — "Ludo" is a wine of quiet authority and aristocratic grace, a fitting homage to the man who planted the first vines at this legendary Dogliani estate over a century ago. Crafted from Nebbiolo grown in the hallowed soils of the Langhe, this is Barolo at its most classically expressive — powerful yet poised, complex yet welcoming.
The 2021 vintage delivered a beautifully balanced growing season in Piedmont, with warm days, cool nights, and excellent diurnal range that preserved natural acidity and aromatic precision. In the glass, it is a translucent garnet with the characteristic Nebbiolo brick-tinged rim. The nose is hauntingly beautiful — dried roses, wild cherry, tar, iron, dried herbs, and a wisp of anise and leather that unfurl with time and air. On the palate, it is medium-full bodied with the grape's signature firm, grippy tannins, laser-focused acidity, and a finish of extraordinary length and mineral purity.
A wine with decades of potential ahead of it, yet already showing the elegance and complexity that have made Einaudi one of Barolo's most trusted and respected names.