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2019 Barolo, Cerequio, Roberto Voerzio, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
For laying down
James Suckling
98/100
Product: 20198013453
2019 Barolo, Cerequio, Roberto Voerzio, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Red cherries and strawberries spearhead the aromas, closely followed by sweet floral notes. Behind the high-toned aromas lies notes of tar, liquorice and candied orange. The palate is framed by Nebbiolo's hallmark tannins but the bracing acidity offers a lovely freshness. I would hold fire on pulling the cork any time soon, to allow the tannins to soften and integrate. Once that happens, I have no doubt of the joy this will provide for the next 15+ years. This should be no surprise as after all, Cerequio was the only first-growth in Barolo when the original classification was drawn up in 1880 by Lorenzo Fantini.

Drink 2028-2043

Liam McKeown, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (August 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Roberto Voerzio

Critics reviews

James Suckling 98/100
Raspberries and flowers and hints of citrus on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with a tight and focused palate of fruit, with tight and firm tannins. Reserved and powerful. Great bottle. Try after 2029.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (July 2023)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jul 2023)

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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Roberto Voerzio

Voerzio is the original ‘modernist’ Barolo estate. Based in La Morra, Roberto started in the 1980s with five hectares. He makes tiny quantities from a number of top vineyards (La Serra, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Cerequio, Fossati Case Nere, Sarmassa), 60 percent of which have been planted at high density levels. Yet in the winery he’s relatively traditional, eschewing roto-fermentors or manipulation of the fruit, ageing in a combination of small and (since 2008) increasingly large botti.
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