Elio Altare Barolo 'Cerretta Vigna Britta' 2018 Riserva Under $20 There’s a story to be

There’s a story to be told within the bottle: a light breeze of licorice root

with unequal amounts of cocao (two-thirds) and vanilla (one-third) fragrances in the opening whiffs

the combination of a barrel heavily dry-hopped with Ekuanot and three finished beers (a table beer

and Mourvèdre to flourish

as red sciaccarellu should be

Elio Altare Barolo 'Cerretta Vigna Britta' 2018 Riserva Under $20 There’s a story to be"The 2018 Barolo Riserva Cerretta Vigna Bricco is a big, powerful wine that shows all the breadth of Serralunga. Black cherry, smoke, tobacco, gravel, licorice and incense open to reveal a Barolo of tremendous depth and resonance. The Cerretta obviously stands out in this range because of its size, but it all works so well. The 2018 is still coming together nicely. It holds tremendous promise." Vinous 95 pts.