Elio Altare Barolo Cerretta Vigna Bricco 2014

Intense and forthcoming aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, tar, iron and vanilla draw you in, while the structure is there, yet not overbearing. This red delivers a little more fruit and less austerity than is typical of the vintage. Best from 2024 through 2043. 292 cases made, 75 cases imported.

The 2014 Barolo Cerretta Vigna Bricco is the most successful of the 2014s from Elio Altare. Deep, powerful and resonant in the glass, it fills out its ample frame nicely. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, menthol, licorice and dark spice flesh out in an ample, textured Barolo that shows why the Barolos of Serralunga are so compelling.