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giacomo conterno, barolo, cerretta 2012
VINOUS
97
WINE SPECTATOR
96

2012 giacomo conterno, barolo, cerretta

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Why We're Buying

Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta is class incarnate. Even as a young wine, it wields tremendous finesse with velvety tannins that wrap around a spiced red fruit core. The estate only produces this Barolo in limited quantities, making it one of the region's most coveted investments.

Critics Scores

VINOUS
97

Vinous

Conterno's 2012 Barolo Cerretta boasts superb aromatic presence, precision and overall silkiness, with seemingly endless layers of fruit that come from all directions. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red cherry/plum fruit, hard candy, spice and new leather lead to the pliant, silky finish. The 2012 might very well be the most precise, nuanced Cerretta yet.

WINE SPECTATOR
96

Wine Spectator

A wealth of cherry flavor is surrounded by cut grass, tar, tobacco and iron notes in this complex, intense red. There is plenty of tension and a long aftertaste of licorice, tar and mineral. Balanced yet austere, this needs time to integrate fully. Best from 2023 through 2042. From Italy.

JAMES SUCKLING
97

James Suckling

Perfumed aromas of grape skin and roses. Medium to full body, super classic and refined. Incredible finesse and length. It is so fine and gorgeous. Makes you want to drink it. Better in 2020 but so beautiful now.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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.