Cellar Selection - Thanks to its dense clay soils the Brunate cru delivers wines with high color saturation and aromatic caliber. This Barolo offers layers of black fruit plum spice tobacco cola and dark chocolate. The wine is firm and finely textured with power dimension and personality on the long finish. M.L.

The 2005 Barolo Brunate offers lovely richness in its sweet perfumed red fruits leather spices and French oak. This is an especially graceful Brunate from Ceretto that dances on the palate showing gorgeous balance and poise. The finish is long sweet and harmonious with the fruit offering lovely density to balance the tannins. In short this is a beautiful effort from Ceretto. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025. -AG