The 2006 Barbera d’Alba Cerreto is simply superb, as masses of rich, concentrated dark fruit, spices, chocolate, leather and licorice emerge from the glass. The wine possesses stunning opulence, class and sheer finesse. This is easily the best vintage of the Cerreto ever made. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2016.
I was blown away by these new releases from Roberto Voerzio. In particular, Voerzio has ratcheted up the quality of his entry-level wines in a meaningful way in 2006. To be sure, none of these wines is inexpensive, buy they truly deliver the goods, and then some.
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