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Michele Chiarlo, Barolo Cerequio 2016
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2016 Barolo Cerequio is born in the vineyard cru that best represents the excellent winemaking efforts of the Michele Chiarlo team. The estate owns a beautiful boutique hotel and restaurant in the middle of the vineyard and fittingly uses this spot for most public functions. This is a terrific expression, showing the power and balance of the vintage with pretty accents of wild fruit, rose and dark earth that render volume and intensity to the wine's overall performance.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Loads of roasted chestnuts, glazed cherries, licorice and dried rosemary. Excellent depth and concentration here; think dried berries and forest floor. Tightly strung with raw, powerful tannins and lots of flavor. Long and chewy on the finish. Drink from 2024.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Barolo Cerequio is a big, powerful wine. Chiarlo has chosen to bring out a bit more power and density than Cerequio seems naturally predisposed to, but it all works well. Black cherry, spice, leather, licorice and menthol all flesh out with some coaxing. The new oak tannins are pushed to the maximum, but it all works.
About the Producer
The winery's vineyards are scattered in Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi in Piedmont, with a total area of 110 hectares, of which 60 hectares are owned and 50 hectares are long-term leases. In vineyard management, the winery adheres to the strictest ecological standards, adopting a balanced and rigorous approach to grape pruning according to the standards of the winemaking industry, using products with low environmental load to deal with fungal problems, etc. The grape varieties grown are Barbera and Nebbiolo. The wines produced by Mike Kearo Winery are mainly red wine and white wine, which are divided into several series, such as BAROLO DOCG, BARBARESCO DOCG, MOSCATO DOCG, METODO CLASSICO, NEW PIEMONTE and so on.
