Schiavenza

Cerretta Barolo Nebbiolo

9.024 ratings
9.06 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
Tom Casagrande

Decanted 4 hours. Intense nose has unconventional scents of macerated cherry and prune brandy, camphor, almond liqueur, and spice. More traditional-tasting in the mouth. Intense dried cherry and leather, very full-bodied (15% alcohol) and quite long. Acids are a little on the low side, and there is a significant tannic presence, but not so much that it detracts. If this were lower in alcohol and higher in acids, I’d say age it a few more years, but as is, I think this is for near-term drinking.

Decanted 4 hours. Intense nose has unconventional scents of macerated cherry and prune brandy, camphor, almond liqueur, and spice. More traditional-tasting in the mouth. Intense dried cherry and leather, very full-bodied (15% alcohol) and quite long. Acids are a little on the low side, and there is a significant tannic presence, but not so much that it detracts. If this were lower in alcohol and higher in acids, I’d say age it a few more years, but as is, I think this is for near-term drinking.

Aug 26th, 2024
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.3

Smells lovely. Dried cherries. Mineral. Some prunes. Orange peel. Big and boozy to a fault. Hot.

Smells lovely. Dried cherries. Mineral. Some prunes. Orange peel. Big and boozy to a fault. Hot.

Dec 5th, 2015
Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

Had it in Centro Storica while having lunch , I ordered 2013, but had 2014! CERRETTA is my new focus, this was delicious, with a tannic grip🙏🇮🇹🍷

Had it in Centro Storica while having lunch , I ordered 2013, but had 2014! CERRETTA is my new focus, this was delicious, with a tannic grip🙏🇮🇹🍷

Sep 13th, 2019
Marc Poirier

Excellent vin pour la soirée Pizza !

Excellent vin pour la soirée Pizza !

Jul 15th, 2017
Jim McCusker

Surprised to see this on the wine list at this relatively small place near Argonne. Classic nose of an Italian wine with a little age on it - earthy coupled with hints of dried prunes. A perfect match with wild boar ragu over freshly made pasta. Like being back in Firenze with my beautiful wife...

Surprised to see this on the wine list at this relatively small place near Argonne. Classic nose of an Italian wine with a little age on it - earthy coupled with hints of dried prunes. A perfect match with wild boar ragu over freshly made pasta. Like being back in Firenze with my beautiful wife...

May 8th, 2017
Matt Forester

2009. Runner up in Barolo tasting.

2009. Runner up in Barolo tasting.

Feb 19th, 2016
Dawn P

Acidic, not sweet, tootsie roll flavor without the sugar, smooth

Acidic, not sweet, tootsie roll flavor without the sugar, smooth

May 29th, 2019
John Berghoff

John had this 9 months ago

John had this 9 months ago

Mar 6th, 2024
Elisa Scavino

Elisa had this 8 years ago

Elisa had this 8 years ago

Mar 29th, 2017
Debra Mazzoleni

Debra had this 10 years ago

Debra had this 10 years ago

Sep 11th, 2014