Ceretto Barolo DOCG

Description

Ceretto Barolo DOCG is a masterclass in balance, representing the “classic” style of Piedmont. While the Ceretto family is world-renowned for their single-vineyard “Cru” bottlings, this flagship Barolo is a harmonious blend of fruit from four of the region’s most prestigious communes: La Morra, Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba, and Castiglione Falletto.

Ceretto Barolo DOCG Winemaking

• The grapes for Ceretto Barolo DOCG are sourced from multiple vineyards across the Barolo appellation, following the traditional approach used before the rise of single-vineyard bottlings.
• This classic Barolo is crafted in the style of wines from the turn of the 20th century, when the concept of “cru” was still unknown in the region.
• It is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes.
• The wine is aged for 30 months in a combination of large and small oak barrels to gently round and soften the tannins.

Until the 2010 vintage, this wine was known as Cerreto Barolo Zonchera. The majority of the fruit came, at that time, from the Zonchetta vineyard in La Morra. It was the company’s top Barolo before they started specialising in single vineyard wines in the 1970s.

Monsordo Bernardina Estate

Ceretto Barolo DOCG is produced at the family’s Monsordo Bernardina Estate in Alba (the single vineyards Barolos are produced at their Bricco Rocche Winery). Acquired in the 1980s, the Monsordo Bernardina Estate is the family’s headquarters. There are more than 30 hectares of vineyards surrounding the farmstead, planted with both traditional and international varieties, all grown under strong principles of environmental sustainability.

Ceretto Casa Agricola: Founded in the 1930s

Ceretto Casa Agricola was founded in Alba in the 1930s by Riccardo Ceretto. At that time, he operated as a negociant and did not own any vineyards. He was joined in the business by his sons, Brunello and Marcello, in the 1960s. It was their innovative thinking, for the time, that led them to map out the land that produced the best wines, and they soon began buying up vineyards. The vineyards included some of the most sought-after in Langhe and Roero, including some of the best crus of Barolo and Barbaresco.

Sustainability & Organic Certification

Today, the family remain firmly entrenched in the Langhe region and, over the last 20 years, has embarked on a journey to adopt more environmentally sustainable farming methods and obtained organic certification in 2015.