Schiavenza Barolo Cerretta 2019 (750ML)

95 JS / 93 WA / 92 WS

Crushed berry, bark and mushroom aromas follow through to a full body with juicy tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Very well done for the vintage. Try after 2027.-James Suckling

The Schiavenza 2019 Barolo Cerretta (with only 2,928 bottles made) is different from the other three wines in this flight in that it opens to softer and riper fruit tones, and the oak remains further in the background. The fruit recalls cooked cherry and blackcurrant, and with a little time, those oak-driven notes of spice and sweet cinnamon do filter through. I recommend giving this wine a few more years to surpass any youthful awkwardness.-Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

Presents plum, cherry, leather, iron and eucalyptus flavors wrapped in toasty, vanilla-tinged oak. Firms up on the finish, where a pleasantly astringent feel lingers. Delivers a warm, spicy aftertaste. Best from 2026 through 2043. 244 cases made, 100 cases imported.-Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator