Aromas of dried orange peel, hibiscus and walnuts with generous red fruit in the background. Medium-bodied with firm tannins and vivid acidity. Linear and fresh. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

A certified organic wine, the Ceretto 2020 Nebbiolo d'Alba Bernardina is light and fresh with aromas of dark fruit and some scorched earth. You get a generous whiff of ripe Nebbiolo with this hot-vintage wine.

Delivers cherry and berry flavors, which are a bit pinched by dense, dusty tannins. Drink now. 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Nebbiolo d'Alba Select to Add

Here's a wine with an interesting story behind it. The Bernardina vineyard was once once part of a 600-hectare property owned by a noble family that did not care much about wine. When the appellation lines for Barolo were drawn, this family never lobbied to be part of what is now land registered for the production of Barolo DOCG. Today, the vineyard is managed by the Cerettto family and they opted to make Nebbiolo d'Alba instead. Langhe Nebbiolo is an appellation that sees declassified grapes from the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. Nebbiolo d'Alba, on the other hand, is its own free-standing denomination that is slowly gaining in popularity now. The 2015 Nebbiolo d'Alba Bernardina is a perfumed and floral wine with rose petal, violet and wild berry fruit. The finish is polished and clean with hints of smoke, licorice and tar. The wine sees a brief aging time in barrique (of which only 20% is new oak).

Compared to the 1989 Barbera d'Alba-Piana, the 1989 Nebbiolo d'Alba-Lantasco is much more evolved, lighter in color, as well as sweeter and more supple on the palate. Fully mature, round and fruity, with a soft finish, it should be drunk over the next 5-6 years.The current offerings confirm Ceretto's elegant, understated, restrained style of winemaking. Importer: Palace Brands, New York, NY.