2010 Barbaresco Gallina

Leather, smoke, savory herbs, menthol, spices and plums meld together in the 2010 Barbaresco Gallina. The tannins are still a bit tight, but at the same time, the fruit is beginning to fade, which suggests the wine is ideally enjoyed over the next few years, while it retains a measure of balance.

Neive. Very heady nose. Great attack and freshness. Transparent structure with some real sweetness before the remarkably tannic finish. The toughest of Piero Busso's 2010 Barbarescos. Already some persistence. I tasted this again at the end of the tasting and was still most impressed by the precision. And length. QGV (JR)