Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Con federico cerretto — 6 days ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Happy 40th Holly! I opened this about five hours prior to service and poured into a ship’s decanter. The cork was nearly perfect with some saturation about 1/3 up the length of the cork. This bottle of the 1983 Azienda Bricco Rocche (Ceretto) Barolo “Brunate” currently pours a deep garnet color with significant browning and rim variation. Loads of fine sediment contribute to an opaque core. On the nose the wine is vinous. Predominately desiccated cherry, old leather bound books, tobacco, dried roses, tar, mushrooms and earth. On the palate, the wine is dry…the tannins have mostly integrated however they’re still showing up in the medium category. Acid is medium+. The notes from the nose are confirmed. The finish is long and satisfying. This bottle of ‘83 was very much alive but not particularly pretty to look at and drinks like a wine that has been well down the path towards its eventual expiration for many years now. That being said, the few of us more accustomed to drinking older wines found it quite lovely while others enjoyed a small glass and moved onto a more youthful bottle. Drink’em if you got’em and enjoy the twilight of this wine’s life. — 3 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.2

Really stellar! Loads of VA at first but it found a generous midpalate with good length. — 8 years ago

Dan R

9.1

Fragrant, cherry floral earth and leather tones. Oaky on the palate, still pretty aggressive. Dense. Intense with serious palate impact. Kinda hard to rate…could use a few more years I figure — 9 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Quite a bit thinner than the Ceretto Bricco Roche we had yesterday - but still a nice barolo in a great spot for drinking. Surprised at how well these have held up overall. Tannins are pretty resolved but the acid and fruit are still there and in balance. — 3 years ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Fantastic. Incredibly aromatic with beautiful dark fruit. Tannins are of course there but it’s really excellent. Precise acid with a long finish. — 7 years ago

with Michael, Allison and 1 other

Mathew

8.9

Well … it’s always a treat to drink something so old. Yet, a bit musty (as in lacking energy yet with just a hint of the other - beautiful ‘must’) and very peppery. Still … interesting and enjoyable. — 2 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Complexity in a bottle! Light ruby color. Outstanding Barolo features aromas of leather, pencil shavings, purple flowers, earth and a touch of dried meat. Sour red fruits (cherries, raspberries and pomegranate) dominate the pallet with beautiful accents of Asian spices and coffee. Structure is beautiful. Tannins are present but balance perfectly with the acidity. Thank You Keith S! — 4 years ago

John W

9.4

Very earthy on the nose and on the palate strong balsamic and cherry. Still strong tannins after 10 years and exhibiting a strong, chewy and complex evolution. — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.6

Even more closed off than the Bricco Rocche, this was a wall of tannin and acidity with well integrated oak. Check back in 5 to 7. #ceretto #barolo #nebbiolo — 10 years ago