Tenuta Cucco

Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba Nebbiolo

9.017 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

I don’t remember liking my prior bottle of this, drunk 2 or 3 years ago, as much as this bottle. This pretty promptly displays a boisterous nose of strawberry, cherry, crushed stone, moist underbrush, and faded rose petals. Quite full in the mouth, it’s assertive and shows fairly deep flavors of dried cherry and leather. The only drawback is that its frame (alcohol and tannin) is maybe a bit too prominent for my taste in the back half of the palate. Good acids. For me, with modern global warming Barolo, the risk is that the alcohol burns through the fruit before the tannins soften. In the next 2-4 years I think this will be in the sweet spot.

I don’t remember liking my prior bottle of this, drunk 2 or 3 years ago, as much as this bottle. This pretty promptly displays a boisterous nose of strawberry, cherry, crushed stone, moist underbrush, and faded rose petals. Quite full in the mouth, it’s assertive and shows fairly deep flavors of dried cherry and leather. The only drawback is that its frame (alcohol and tannin) is maybe a bit too prominent for my taste in the back half of the palate. Good acids. For me, with modern global warming Barolo, the risk is that the alcohol burns through the fruit before the tannins soften. In the next 2-4 years I think this will be in the sweet spot.

Jun 28th, 2024
Darren Dittrich

Better with air…some oak components. Decent but perhaps not worth the money.

Better with air…some oak components. Decent but perhaps not worth the money.

May 3rd, 2021
Noah Chasin

A decent Barolo bought on steep discount from Garagiste. Worth about what I paid (50% retail)

A decent Barolo bought on steep discount from Garagiste. Worth about what I paid (50% retail)

May 17th, 2024
Noah Chasin

Perfectly drinkable. One-dimensional, if elegant.

Perfectly drinkable. One-dimensional, if elegant.

Mar 25th, 2024
Flo Kaleta

Very decent wine. We enjoyed it with cheese and it was perfect. Complex and smooth tannins, a bit of tobacco and ripe cherries.

Very decent wine. We enjoyed it with cheese and it was perfect. Complex and smooth tannins, a bit of tobacco and ripe cherries.

Feb 13th, 2022
Erin Kurland

Easy to drink. A little too light for my liking.

Easy to drink. A little too light for my liking.

Jan 3rd, 2022
Bluebonnet14

At alta strata

At alta strata

Nov 15th, 2021
Chris DeMay

9/14/2021 WineText $27.55

9/14/2021 WineText $27.55

Sep 27th, 2021
John Frederick

Truly enjoyable and good friendly. Dried cherries, hit of bacon, cleansing acidity and structure

Truly enjoyable and good friendly. Dried cherries, hit of bacon, cleansing acidity and structure

May 3rd, 2021
Chris DeMay

Chris had this 2 years ago

Chris had this 2 years ago

Nov 5th, 2022