2015 Barbaresco
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The 2015 Barbaresco offers a textbook rendition of the vintage, executed in an elegant style that was not easy for everyone to achieve across the appellation. Many Barbarescos from this vintage taste a tad overripe, but not this wine. It offers a degree of roundness and plumpness for sure, but it feels contained and elegantly restrained at the same time. Some 20,000 bottles were produced.
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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12 months in 300-litre used French oak, then 12 months in larger, Stockinger botti. 12 months in bottle. Pale garnet, with a bricking rim. Subtle vanilla-clove oak complements the rose and scented cherry lift. Gentle spice and tea, but generally youthful nose. Juicy, fresh red cherry, with mid-palate perfume and some earthy spice too. Firm, fairly fine tannins, showing youth again. Long, perfumed, cinnamon-touched finish. Young. (TJ)
The 2015 Barbaresco is soft, pretty and quite delicate. Crushed rose petal, dried cherry, tobacco, mint and dried herbs are all woven together in this very pretty, nuanced Barbaresco. Medium in body and gracious, the 2015 is a terrific choice for drinking now and over the next decade. The straight Barbaresco is mostly sourced from Bernardot, with about 15% young vine fruit from Asili.
Aromas of plums, oranges and cedar follow through to a full body with soft and velvety tannins. A juicy and luscious finish. Made from organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.