2019 Barbaresco Cotta Vigna Brichet
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Clay-limestone soils. Light bricky red. Colour more developed than in the Fausoni. This has all that lovely mature red-fruit character plus a spicier aroma, almost peppery, as well as a hint of crushed stones giving a more mineral side to it. Thickly textured tannins, deep layers, smooth not aggressive. Firm, dry and youthful. (JH)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2019 Barbaresco Cottá shows all the richness and weight this site is capable of. Dark red fruit, rose petal, lavender, blood orange and cedar open nicely in the glass, but ultimately it is the wine's huge mid-palate and fine balance that impress most. The 2019 is a tremendous Cottá. It is also one of the more finessed wines at Sottimano this year. There's plenty of size, but exceptional balance, too.
Slightly more subdued on first nose, the Sottimano 2019 Barbaresco Cottá is the kind of wine that will deliver its best results when it has had time to flesh out and evolve. You can taste the freshness and the tightness of the primary fruit in this vintage, along with plenty of wild cherry and crushed rose. Spicy oak tones emerge carefully as the wine warms in the glass.
Neive. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Seductive ripe yet cool raspberry nose with just a suggestion of savoury oak. Lively, juicy red fruit with firm chewy tannins that make their presence truly felt, but the elegant, concentrated fruit effortlessly holds up. (WS)