2020 Barolo Cerretta
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The Azelia 2020 Barolo Cerretta is the most complete wine from vintner Luigi Scavino in this vintage. The fruit feels richer and more saturated, and you get greater textural heft on the palate (compared to some of the other wines in this portfolio that taste thin in comparison). I also enjoyed that touch of cherry sweetness that succeeds at fleshing out a longer finish. This is a limited release of 3,000 bottles from 2.5 hectares of vines planted on limestone clay soils.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
James Suckling
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What an aromatic nose of blood orange, cocoa nibs, pine, wet earth and wild strawberries. Itâs medium-bodied, firm yet elegant, with tight and fine-grained tannins. Excellent freshness and finesse, if a little tight on the palate for now. Try after 2027.
Serralunga d’Alba. Vineyard bought in 1991, with the first vintage of this vineyard labelled Cerretta in 2016. Lorenzo Scavino: ‘The vines were already there, but my father replanted the vineyard with a mass selection from Bricco Fiasco.’ Density is 4,700 vines/ha. For the first 10 years fruit from the vines were declassified to Langhe Nebbiolo, after that the grapes were added to the Barolo Classico and now, after 30 years, they are considered fit to be labelled as a cru. Mid ruby. Intense yet poised and gentle on the nose but takes time to reveal itself. The palate opens up to cherry and raspberry, followed by a layer of majestic tannins that strike a stunning balance with the fruit and the acidity. (WS)
The 2020 Barolo Cerretta is laced with the essence of black cherry, gravel, incense, dried herbs, licorice and espresso. It offers good depth and juiciness in the lighter style of the year.