2018 Luigi Baudana Cerretta Barolo, Piedmont

The 2018 Barolo Cerretta from Luigi Baudana dispays bright, deep, youthful tones. It has a fragrant nose of rose petals, delicate exotic spice, cinnamon, and sweet raspberry. On the palate, bright red fruit with warm undertones and slight celery notes and flavors add to the mix and complexity and reflect the vintage. There is a gentle, refined textured to the tannins as the wine eases across the palate with a lingering finish. Wait 2-3 years then drink to 15-20 years.

95 points Susan Hulme wineindependant.com

Taut and linear, this opens with ripe berry, crushed mint, leather and forest floor aromas. The bright, elegantly structured palate shows juicy raspberry, star anise and orange zest aromas accompanied by fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity before finishing on a hint of rusty nail.

93 points Kerin O’Keefe winemag.com