Barolo Bricco Rocche Bricco Rocche Ceretto 1998 (750ML)

92 points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous: "Medium-full red. Very sweet aromas of mocha, truffle, game, smoke and flinty minerals. Lush and sweet, with deep, insinuating flavor and perfectly integrated acidity. Very suave, silky and fine. Finishes very long and bright, with lush, fine tannins. This has a pH of 3.6, significantly higher than the '99's 3.45." 11/02

93 points, Wine Spectator: " Dense and rich, with coffee, tobacco and toasty oak character, as well as very ripe fruit. Full and velvety, with a decadent flavor of meat, ripe berries and toasty oak. A year or two would make it even better, but the opulence is so attractive now.--1998 Piedmont blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2010." 2008