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2012 Barolo, Cerretta, Giacomo Conterno, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Monica Larner
94/100
Product: 20128035587
2012 Barolo, Cerretta, Giacomo Conterno, Piedmont, Italy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Giacomo Conterno

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 94/100
To be released in October 2016, the 2012 Barolo Cerretta opens to a profound and buoyant bouquet that is particularly driven by menthol freshness, as well as pretty nuances of balsam herb and forest fruit with licorice, tilled earth and truffle. The wine is balanced and ethereal. It's so difficult to achieve this level of aromatic definition (especially in a warm year like 2012), but Roberto Conterno has done so with a deft hand. This is a complete expression of Barolo with aromatic intensity that is matched by an enduring sense of structure and medium-weight appeal.Monica Larner - 30/06/2016
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2016)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Giacomo Conterno

Roberto Conterno took full control over the running of this famous estate just outside Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont, in 2003, when his father Giovanni Conterno passed away. Giovanni was the oldest son of the winery founder, Giacomo Conterno, and initially worked alongside his brother, Aldo Conterno. In 1969 the two sibling winemakers parted ways to create their own styles of Barolo.
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