Barolo Bricco Rocche Brunate 1999

Ceretto (Italy)

Barolo (Piedmont)

Nebbiolo
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

This wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals good personality with intense, clean, pleasing, elegant and refined aromas which start with good hints of violet and cherry jam followed by intense aromas of black cherry, raspberry jam, plum jam, blueberry, licorice, tobacco, dried rose and pleasing hints of vanilla, cocoa, leather and menthol. In the mouth has very good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and however well balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors, good tannins, pleasing crispness. The finish is persistent with good flavors of plum, raspberry and blueberry. A well made wine. This Barolo ages in cask.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Braised and stewed meat, Roasted meat, Game, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 16, February 2004

Ceretto (Italy)

Langhe (Piedmont)

Arneis

White Wine

Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes intense, clean and pleasing aromas which start with hints of pear and apple followed by aromas of hawthorn, broom, pineapple and peach. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of pear and apple. This Arneis ages in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Mushroom soups, Pasta and risotto with vegetables and fish, Sauteed fish

Suggested glass

10 °C
(50 °F)

(Young and Crisp White Wines)

January 2004

Ceretto (Italy)

Langhe (Piedmont)

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nebbiolo

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧

This wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals good personality with intense, clean and pleasing aromas which start with hints of plum and black cherry followed by good aromas of blueberry, violet, toasted wood, licorice, carob, vanilla and pleasing hints of menthol. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and however well balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, good tannins. The finish is persistent with pleasing flavors of plum, blueberry and black cherry. Monsordo ages for 16-18 months in barrique.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Roasted meat, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

January 2004

Ceretto

Piedmont (Italy)

Barolo Bricco Rocche Brunate 1999

Ceretto (Italy)

Langhe Arneis Blangè 2002

Ceretto (Italy)

Langhe Rosso Monsordo 2000

Ceretto (Italy)