94 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2011 Barbera d'Alba Cerretta is exceptionally beautiful. Graphite, smoke, crushed rocks and black fruit emerge from the 2011 Cerretta. Linear, tense and tightly wound, the 2011 impresses for its exceptional polish and balance. The intensely saline finish is particularly of note. This is the vintage in which the Cerretta matches and perhaps even surpasses the Cascina Francia. What a stunningly beautiful, vivid wine this is."