Giacomo Conterno - Barolo Cerretta 2019 (1.5L)
Decanter: 96 Points
Harvested classically around 20 October Roberto Conterno's Cerretta is a sleek example of a powerful wine with grace. Dried roses and dried cherries are highlighted with fresh strawberry and watermelon completed by sweet violet and orange peel on the finish. The attack is firm and extracted dense and dusty; a concave wine with refreshing acidity balancing the 15% alcohol and a savoury aftertaste. It will be released in October 2023 ? a further six months in bottle will enhance its integration even more.
vVinous: 95 Points
The 2019 Barolo Cerretta is positively stellar. Remarkably harmonious for a bottled young Conterno Barolo the Cerretta is sublime. It's as if the tannins are totally wrapped into the fruit. The tannins are present but also not there. Bright cherry red plum cinnamon and blood orange all race across the palate. The luxuriousness of the fruit is so captivating. In 2019 the Cerretta is a Barolo of pure and total seduction. I don't think I have ever tasted anything like it here. Best of all the 2019 will drink well with minimal cellaring. It is already irresistibly delicious.
