Elio Altare Barolo Cerretta Vigna Bricco 2019

I got a sneak peek at the Elio Altare 2019 Barolo Riserva Cerretta Vigna Bricco, although it is too early to review the wine at this time. It won't hit the market until the fall of 2024. From what we can gather now, we are in for a special prize. This vintage is dark and generously concentrated with black fruit flavors and firm tannins for structural support. The 2019 shows power and a fully loaded style.

Also yet to be released is the 2019 Barolo Riserva Cerretta Vigna Bricco, which is deep and expressive of this structured vintage and textbook Serralunga power. It’s sanguine and deep with notes of leather, ripe cherries, dark stony earth, sage, and floral perfume. Fabulous all around, it fills the palate with rich, well-defined tannins, gravelly angular texture, refreshing acidity, and savory notes of tea leaf and truffle on the finish. It’s a contemplative wine built to last the long haul over the next several decades.

The 2019 Barolo Riserva Cerretta Vigna Bricco exudes depth and intensity from the very first taste. Black cherry, plum, graphite, spice, lavender and mocha build as the Cerretta shows off its personality. Readers will have to be patient, as this potent, strapping Serralunga Barolo is going to need time.

A light touch of new oak lends cinnamon, vanilla and sandalwood accents, with core flavors of cherry, currant, rose, tar, green tea and eucalyptus. Detailed and harmonious, offering a smooth texture and excellent length. Best from 2027 through 2045. 500 cases made, 150 cases imported.