Ceretto

Brunate Barolo Nebbiolo

9.2383 ratings
9.3108 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

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.

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.

Apr 22nd, 2023
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Very good bottle. A little modern for my taste, but nice nonetheless

Very good bottle. A little modern for my taste, but nice nonetheless

Apr 14th, 2023
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.7

Grandes Dames tasting. 2016 Barolos. My 6th, group 5th. Quiet. Fuller mouth. Fairly bitter. Less tart than group. Too much wood through and through. Barrique.

Grandes Dames tasting. 2016 Barolos. My 6th, group 5th. Quiet. Fuller mouth. Fairly bitter. Less tart than group. Too much wood through and through. Barrique.

Nov 2nd, 2022
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

Reserved, classy

Reserved, classy

Oct 31st, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Sweet fruits. So earthy and fleshy. Echoes. Lovely.

Sweet fruits. So earthy and fleshy. Echoes. Lovely.

Jan 12th, 2021
MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

On the borderline evolved. Almost better for dessert lots of vainilla, chocolate and cherry tart aromas and flavours. drink quickly after opening as it quickly evolved into cider ethanal aromas. #barolo #nebbiolo

On the borderline evolved. Almost better for dessert lots of vainilla, chocolate and cherry tart aromas and flavours. drink quickly after opening as it quickly evolved into cider ethanal aromas. #barolo #nebbiolo

Feb 23rd, 2020
boyd

Special.

Special.

Nov 14th, 2019
Stephen Mathews

Downhill

Downhill

May 27th, 2019
Vito Sergio Parente

The last sip was better than the first #barolo #brunate

The last sip was better than the first #barolo #brunate

Aug 24th, 2018
Justin Bothur

Powerful yet integrated with lovely tar, tobacco, dried flowers, cherry liquor, and earth. Opened up nicely on day two, tannins not too abrasive.

Powerful yet integrated with lovely tar, tobacco, dried flowers, cherry liquor, and earth. Opened up nicely on day two, tannins not too abrasive.

Oct 24th, 2017