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Red
2000 Giuseppe Contratto Barolo Cerequio
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
Label borrowed from 1999
Label borrowed from 2005
Label borrowed from 2006
Community Tasting Notes 8
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DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 94 points
December 23, 2023 - Three years later, consistent notes. This is still at the sweetspot of maturity.
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DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 94 points
August 26, 2020 - Best Barolo of 2020 so far. Medium garnet in color with a bit of sediment. The color shows some age but it is still pretty. The fully mature nose shows off its power upon popping the cork and develops in the decanter over two hours. Notes of leather, tar, truffle, dried roses, cigar box. It is a brambly, earthy wine. On the palate it is dry with bright acidity, fully integrated sweet tannins and no heat. There are flavors of black cherry, sage, and ferric undertones. The finish is of exceptional length. Contratto has over-delivered this vintage, outperforming many at twice the cost. It offers great value and properly cellar should drink well for another handful of years.
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ubercuvee wrote:
September 23, 2018 - From Jeroboam: absolutely stunning. Brilliant ripe fruit, little bit of nuance. magic, not least given I paid less than $100 for the 3L.... many times these random bets aren't that good but I'm pleased to report this gamble most certainly paid off
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mats13 Likes this wine: 95 points
March 9, 2018 - Beautiful barolo, in a fantastic place right now. Upon opening, the nose was fresh and big, not typical of Piedmont at all - clearly new world. Then over about 30 minutes the dried flowers and cherry that I associate as varietally typical aromas and flavors came through and this was a joy to sip over about an hour. Great stuff, excellent qpr for what I paid.
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1961Vintage Likes this wine: 94 points
August 31, 2017 - Still drinking beautifully!
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer Giuseppe Contratto
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Cerequio
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
- UPC Code 764866141405
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 46 (69%)
- Consumed 21 (31%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 3 votes
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- ProducerGiuseppe Contratto
- VarietalNebbiolo
- VineyardCerequio
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo