Ceretto (Bricco Asili), Barbaresco Bernardot Vintage:2001 offering bold cassis fruit and

offering bold cassis fruit and hints of dark chocolate underscored by enlivening notes of mint

The palate is powerful and textural—it was fermented and matured in concrete and has 5

kicked earth and black tea

These were some of the most age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignons made in the world

Ceretto (Bricco Asili), Barbaresco Bernardot Vintage:2001 offering bold cassis fruit andThe 2008 Barbaresco Bernardot emerges from the glass with freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries, spices and licorice. Here, too, the fruit is fairly immediate, and while there is good underlying structure, I dont see the Bernardot as a super long term ager. Floral, spiced notes reappear on the well articulated, nuanced finish. Anticipated maturity, 2013 2023.