{"product_id":"2019-elio-altare-barolo-riserva-cerretta-vigna-bricco-docg","title":"2019 Elio Altare Barolo Riserva Cerretta Vigna Bricco DOCG","description":"\u003cp\u003e98 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97 Decanter - Silvia Altare purchased 0.9ha in Cerretta in 2016, ‘when it was way cheaper’, she says. The vineyard is at the top of the hill at 390m, with a full southwest to southeast exposure. Exotic scents of spice, scorched earth, vanilla and pressed violet are settling in nicely. The palate is densely packed with liquorice-infused black cherry laminated between toasty oak and polished, grippy tannins. This needs longer for its substantial layers to coalesce, but extraordinary balance is already evident. Grilled bay leaf to close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Jeb Dunnuck - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ESTATES WINES LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875652800818,"sku":"51000000002751","price":149.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/7165\/2425\/files\/ElioAltareBaroloRiservaCerrettaVignaBriccoDOCG.png?v=1769637533","url":"https:\/\/www.vintagewinemerchants.com\/products\/2019-elio-altare-barolo-riserva-cerretta-vigna-bricco-docg","provider":"Vintage Wine Merchants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}