1999 Barolo Brunate
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The 1999 Barolo Brunate still has good depth of fruit, but the aromas are already distinctly oxidative. Menthol, tar, licorice and worn-in leather are some of the notes that open up in the glass. The tannins are a bit burly and it is hard to envision much upside. The Brunate is also the most advanced of Ceretto's 1999 Barolos.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Medium ruby. The Brunate is the most accessible of these 1999 Barolos. It is a big, brooding Barolo packed with super-ripe fruit, tar, scorched earth and licorice flavors with good overall length and rising note of menthol on the finish. Unfortunately the personality of this great site remains suffocated by an overly exuberant use of new barriques but few years of cellaring should help the wine to absorb the oak. The Brunate should drink well relatively early and reach full maturity sooner than the Prapò.
The 1999 Barolo Brunate shows ample roses, licorice, and resin in its aromas and tarry flavors with much chocolate and sweetness of fruit on the palate. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2016. Importer: Veuve Cliquot, New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575
(the '99 Barolos were bottled in July; this wine was aged in two-thirds new barriques) Medium red. Complex, mellow aromas of plum, cherry, marzipan and earth; ripe but not overripe. Suave, silky, full and deep, with noteworthy clarity of flavor and inner-mouth perfume. Finishes with broad, horizontal tannins.