REGION | Italy, Piedmont, Barbaresco |
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VARIETAL | Nebbiolo |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 15.0% |
List price: | $55.99 |
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Sale price: | $39.99 |
You save: | $16.00 (29%) |
Notes | |||
"Classic Barbaresco color with scents of spices, pepper and black cherries. Powerful, firm, elegant and ethereal." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"Lovely barbaresco, with all the typical nebbiolo characteristics, such as red berries, mushrooms and dried leaves, as well as hints of bitter orange peel and spice. All this follows through to the medium-to full-bodied palate, where fine, lightly firm tannins add a little grip and additional focus. Compact, but bursting with flavor. Delicious now, but give it a year or two. It will only get better." —James Suckling "The 2018 Barbaresco is an attractive, open-knit wine to drink now and over the next 10-15 years, maybe more. In 2018 the Produttori did not bottle their Riservas. Instead, all of the best lots of those grapes went into the straight Barbaresco bottling, another in a long string of successes from this historic house. Dark cherry, cedar, tobacco and spice fill out the layers. There is good depth and a good deal of tannin too, just not the complexity or nuance of the very best years." —Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Barbaresco | full lamb, beef dishes or stews | dry, aged or high flavor cheeses | rich, earthy mushroom sauces |
Nebbiolo | lamb and beef dishes and stews | Fontina, Piave or Grana Padano | rich or earthy mushroom sauces |