Ettore Germano, Barolo, Cerretta 2009 GERMANY I urge everyone who reads

I urge everyone who reads this to buy a bottle

deep and intensely flavored

Enveloping and structured

It’s still delicate

direct personality of its ancestors melding into the contemporary precision and clarity of its ripeness: a pure red-currant fruit character that earlier generations may have struggled to attain

Ettore Germano, Barolo, Cerretta 2009 GERMANY I urge everyone who reads92 CellarTracker I had this wine almost exactly five years ago (same restaurant) and gave it an 89. Happy to say that despite the age, it continues to evolve nicely and easily merits a 90+ score today. The color is still surprisingly dark, very little bricking at the rim. Nose is wonderful: charcoal, licorice, forest floor, all nicely restrained yet present. Tannins are still very much a factor here and probably one of the reasons the wine has aged so