Ceretto : Barolo 2018

The richness and elegance of a Piedmont wine by Cerreto

The estate

In the 1960s, Bruno and Marcello Ceretto took over the eponymous estate founded in 1930 by their father, Riccardo, in Alba in Piedmont.
Following a trip to Burgundy, the two brothers sought to rapidly develop the estate and produce “crus” within this exceptional Italian terroir, a true revolution in a region where the notion of cru had until then been non-existent.
Rigorous selection among the finest vineyards of great Italian red wines in Barolo and Barbaresco is carried out to produce high-quality Langhe wines.
Respect for tradition and terroir, while remaining attentive to innovation, are the watchwords of the philosophy of the Cerreto estate. Between 1969 and 1982, four wineries were created and production was expanded to Moscato and a white wine.
Since the 1990s, the children of Bruno and Marcello Ceretto have joined the estate, perpetuating the tradition of this 160-hectare property spread over 4 wineries and producing 17 different wines.

The vineyard

This 2018 Barolo is a Piedmont wine from a 4-hectare vineyard located between the communes of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, La Morra and Serralunga d’Alba. Depending on their location, the vines grow on marl-limestone or sandstone soils, poor and low in fertility, yielding denser wines.

The wine

The first vintage of Barolo from the Ceretto estate dates back to 1967.

Blend

This 2018 Barolo from the Ceretto estate is 100% Nebbiolo.