Giovanni Rosso Barolo Cerretta 2020

Name: Giovanni Rosso Barolo Cerretta 2020
Brand: Breakthru Beverage [BRB]
SKU: SF-1-BRB--042326-22
Price: 159.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$159⁹⁹

Cerretta is one of the great crus of Serralunga d'Alba, and Davide Rosso — who took over from his father Giovanni in the early 2000s — has emerged as one of its most exciting interpreters. The Rosso family has farmed here for over a century, and Davide's modern-traditional touch has rocketed the domaine into the top tier of Barolo producers. Fruit from roughly 30-year-old vines on marly calcareous soils is fermented in concrete, then aged 24 months in large French oak. The 2020 is classic Serralunga — that compelling sweetness of fruit, the inner perfume, the iron grip beneath. Dark cherry, lavender, cedar, pipe tobacco. Built for the cellar, but already singing.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"Davide Rosso’s 2020 Barolo Cerretta is laced with sweet dark cherry, spice, lavender, cedar, pipe tobacco and dried herbs. Medium in body, with compelling sweetness and inner perfume, the 2020 has much to recommend it. Readers will find an especially open Barolo that is typical of this sector in Serralunga, where the wines are a bit more forward and less potent than those from vineyards closer to the center of town. This is beautifully done." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

94 points

"The Giovanni Rosso 2020 Barolo Cerretta, with fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, is quite generous and ripe, owing to sunny vintage conditions. It opens to a dark ruby color and pretty concentration with perfumes that are fine and elegant; they recall lavender, wild berry, plum and rusty nail. The Cerretta vineyard delivers a lingering sense of sweetness, and that becomes a signature for this wine. These results are immediate and up front." —Monica Larner

Wine Enthusiast

94 points

"Enticing aromas of cinnamon-dusted cedar and sandalwood intertwine with dried cherries, rose petals, and a hint of sage. This full-bodied wine boasts a firm structure, while the palate reveals blackberry and plum flavors. The chewy texture and intricate aromatics create a captivating and memorable experience that makes this wine worth the search." —Jeff Porter

Kerin O'Keefe

96 points

"Bright and delicious, the 2020 Cerretta is a stunner. It opens with heady aromas of dog rose, red wild berry, eucalyptus and culinary spice that on the delicious palate become defined as succulent strawberry, raspberry compote, vanilla and cake spice. It’s well balanced, with velvety tannins and fresh acidity. Drink through 2035." —Kerin O’Keefe

More about Giovanni Rosso

We like the wines of Piedmont and Burgundy. Actually, we love them. So when we find a producer that manages to incorporate qualities of both regions we get extra excited. Giovanni Rosso is exactly that type of producer. With inspiration and training in Burgundy but with roots in Serralunga d'Alba that go back over 100 years, Giovanni, who sadly passed away in 2009, and his son Davide have not only brought the grace of Bourgogne to the terroir of best vineyards of Serralunga but, even more importantly, have done so consistently.

The Rosso family has farmed many famous crus of Serralunga d'Alba, most notably the Crus of La Serra, Broglio, Damiano and Vigna Rionda, Cerretta and Sorano since 1890. They were lauded for their meticulous attention to detail and sold their grapes to some of the most famous Piedmontese producers. However, in the early 1980’s Giovanni Rosso determined it was time for his family to have their own name recognized as producers of great wine.

Fast forward to 2001 when Giovanni’s son, Davide, joined the operation after finishing a postgraduate study in Burgundy. From then until Giovanni’s death, this father-son team became a focal point in the region. Now, taking lead of the house, Davide continues this upward trajectory in Piedmont (and now Etna in Sicily as well) by taking techniques he learned in Burgundy further to reveal the true terroir of their ancestral parcels.

All the magic that goes into making these world-class wines takes place in the family’s small estate in Baudana. In the vineyard, Davide practices organic viticulture for the most part, but doesn't allow dogma to overrule quality. After harvest, the winemaking is decidedly traditional. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation takes place in small, non-temperature controlled concrete vats over a month or more. Davide employs a gentle remontage to maintain purity of fruit versus a more aggressive “rack and return” approach that is often used to create larger-scaled wines. Aging takes place in 50hl French oak botte sourced from Fontainebleau.