Barolo, Cerequio, 2009
Broad, open-knit, ripe and expressive. Rich, velvety warming, long flavours with voluptuous tannins. Impressive intensity and a nice austerity to balance out the fragrant sweet fruit of raspberry, strawberry and red cherry. One of the historic single vineyards of La Morra, south-facing and planted at 300 metres above sea level on sandy clay soils. On average 300 cases per year are produced.
critic reviews
(from Voerzio's lowest-altitude site): Good medium red. Superripe aromas of roasted redcurrant, strawberry and chocolate. Very suave and fine-grained, with a cooked strawberry flavor complemented by brown spices, chocolate and truffle. Finishes with big dusty tannins that turn a bit dry. Quite smooth but a bit riper than I prefer my Barolos. Perhaps not the best vintage for this site.