2009 Barbaresco Muncagota Riserva
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The 2009 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota opens to a pretty garnet color and soft layers of cherry fruit, wild berry and blue flower. The wine presents a ready, immediate quality that makes it appropriate for near-term consumption. The Muncagota vineyard gets the morning sun with its southeast exposures. Its compact soils contribute to the heft and concentration of the mouthfeel. In cooler years, this vineyard offers pretty balsam and menthol characteristics. The site is slightly cooler than Rabajà. You only get a distant hint of those herbal characteristics in the 2009 vintage.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Barbaresco. Youthful-looking ruby with the beginning of orange on the rim. Quite tight nose with herbal hints. Holding back on the palate and more lingering than powerful. Firm tannins on a sweet fruit finish. Patience will be needed. (WS)
(this is the new name for the wine previously called Moccagatta, changed due to new labeling regulations that took effect in 2007): Tightly wound but not dry or edgy, with a distinctly medicinal cast to the flavor cherry flavor. Showing limited complexity today but has the juicy acidity and spine to gain in nuance with five or six years of additional cellaring. Finishes with firm tannins.
One of the more beautiful and complete wines in the range, 2009 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota impresses for its balance of aromatics, fruit and structure. Dark red cherry and plum notes flesh out in a juicy, expressive Barbaresco backed up by plenty of tannin and enough acidity to drink well for a number of years. Here it is the wine's harmony that is most impressive. I imagine the Muncagota will offer a wide window of rewarding drinking.
About the producer
Produttori del Barbaresco is one of the world’s finest wine cooperatives, famed for crafting beautiful wines at very reasonable prices. With a heritage dating back over five decades, it rivals Piedmont’s top estates and is celebrated for producing truly magnificent Nebbiolo.