Ceretto Bricco Rocche 'Bricco Rocche' Barolo - $125.00

Wine Details

Vintage: 2000
Price: $125.00
Producer: Ceretto Bricco Rocche
Region: Barolo
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors:
  • Red Wine
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Product Description

  • Delicate and harmonious in certain respects, and powerful and robust in others, this is a demanding, complex, elegant wine. Its grandeur shows through already just a few months after bottling, and gradually increases as the flowery aromas of its youth give way to ethereal spices, chocolate and truffle.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineEnthusiast - 92 Details: Already complex, this cru Barolo from Ceretto is packed with exotic aromas and flavors that range from pipe tobacco, cedar and cherries to tar, earth and mushrooms. A licorice or tarragon note pulls it all together. This is a full yet balanced wine that should age well for a couple of decades. 1997 WineEnthusiast

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Blue Cheese, Parmesan
Red Meat Hamburgers, Ham, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Pork Chops, Pork w/Fruit Sauce, Lamb Shish Kabobs, Veal Scaloppini, Wild Game - Elk, Caribou, Moose, Venison, Salami or Sausage, Salami, Sausage, Variety Meats or Organ Meats
Pasta & Grains Pasta with Meat & Tomato Sauce, Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauces, Squash or Pumpkin Ravioli, Polenta
Poultry & Eggs Roast Chicken with Herbs, Duck Confit, Game Birds
Vegetables Arugula (Bitter Lettuce), Beets, Cabbage, Eggplant, Fennel, Mediterranean, Grilled, Wild Mushrooms, Wild Mushroom Strudel, Onions, Leeks, Shallots, Peppers, Radishes
Pasta & Grains (Grilled) Tofu
Vegetables Tomato, Vegetable Gratin or Stew, Grilled Vegetables
Fish or Shellfish Salmon / Trout, Bluefish and Mackerel
Sauces Tomato Sauce, Red Wine Sauce, Bagna Cauda

Wine Terms

Name Value
Barolo Considered the king of Italian wines, Barolo is made from the Nebbiolo grape in the Piedmont region of Italy. Full bodied, high in tannic, acidity, and alcohol, their aromas suggest tar, violets, roses, strawberries, even truffles. Very similar to, if a little more full-bodied than, Barbaresco. Barolos need to be aged for at least three years in the winery (five years if it is a Reserva), but benefits from additional aging. More recent vintages are fruitier in flavor, often a bit oaky, and may be ready to drink as soon as two to five years after release.
Italy Makes nearly as much wine as France, but lags behind in their classification system. As a result, Italian wine isn’t taken as seriously as French wine. Most Italian wine is made from native grape varieties that don’t grow well elsewhere, such as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. The most important regions are Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco dominate, Tuscany, home to Chianti, Montepulciano, and the Super-Tuscans (a collection of relatively new reds), and the Northeastern region, where you’ll find Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino. Italy’s soils and climates are varied and ideally suited for viticulture, from the Alpine foothills in the north to the Mediterranean coast in the South. Its hilly landscape provides sun and cooler temperatures, even in the warmest regions. Italy has two categories of fine wines. DOCG, which means regulated and guaranteed place name, refers to a small group of elite wines. DOB wines are those with regulated (but not guaranteed) place names. A lower tier of table wines are grouped into IGT wines, which indicate the location on the label, and ordinary table wines, which carry no geographical indication except, “Italy.”
Nebbiolo This noble variety from Italy is used primarily in Barolo and Barbaresco, two Piedmontese wines. It is a powerful, lusty grape, high in both tannin and acidity but balanced by an ample alcoholic content. Its color can be deep when the wine is young, but orangey tinges can develop within a few years. Its complex aroma is fruity, earthy, woodsy, herbal and floral.
Piedmont Located in the northwest cuff of the “boot,” Piedmont is home to the famous Nebbiolo grape. Barolo and Barbaresco, two of the world’s great red wines, are made from Nebbiolo grapes in the Langhe hills around Alba. Both are DOCG wines named after the village in which it is produced. Less expensive red wines include Dolcetta, Barbera, and softer versions of Nebbiolo. White wines are less well known in Piedmont, but two interesting whites are Gavi, which is dry and fairly acidic, and Arneis, a medium-dry wine with a rich texture.

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