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2003 Barolo Prapò

Wine Details
Producer

Ceretto

Place of Origin

Italy

Serralunga D'alba

Piedmont

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Nebbiolo

Vintages
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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2014 - 2023

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Ceretto's 2003s are a very pleasant and unexpected surprise, as they have aged better than either the 2000s or 2001s. The 2003s spent about 13-14 days on the skins, shorter than the 20-24 days that was typical at the time, followed by 32 months or so in French oak barrels, 2/3rds new. I tasted the 2003s twice, once at the winery and a second time in New York. The wines are all quite similar in overall quality. At this stage, the normal bottle variation in wines that are 10+ years old starts to play a role. In 2003, Ceretto did not bottle their flagship Barolo, Bricco Rocche, although they did produce the first edition of their new Cannubi Barolo San Lorenzo.

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For the most part, th is is a strong set of new wines from Ceretto. The 2004 single-vineyard Barbarescos are both outstanding and the Barolo selections aren't too far behind. Unfortunately there is no Barolo Bricco Rocche in 2003. The wines still show a generous use of oak, but when vintage conditions are favorable, the wines can be beautiful, as the 2004 Barbarescos attest. My one critic ism is of the entry-level wines. The Barbaresco Asij and Barolo Zonchera are both d isappointing relative to best wines at th is level. Ceretto certainly has the resources to do better.