2020 Barbaresco
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Franco Massolino urges us not to regard Barbaresco as second league compared with Barolo, just more elegant. This wine, a blend of fruit from their three vineyards there, usually spends 18 months in oak. Very bright, pure, pale garnet. Very fruity, perfumed nose – high toned. Very delicate fruit indeed leads to quite a tannic grip. With food you could almost drink this now. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The Massolino 2020 Barbaresco is slightly closed at this young stage and needs a little more time in bottle. You do get soft cherry and wild cassis with crushed stone and blue flower. It just needs more time to come together. Production is an ample 20,000 bottles.
Neive. Lustrous mid ruby. Quite closed on the nose with just a suggestion of dark spice and ripe cherry and just a hint of Band-Aid. Supple, elegant and with minerally notes and bags of chewy tannins. Cool-climate style. (WS)
The 2020 Barbaresco is a terrific follow up to the 2019. A wine of nerve and grace, the 2020 sizzles with energy. Finely sculpted red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, crushed rocks and orange zest all grace this super-expressive, mid-weight Barbaresco. An explosion of sweet floral and spice notes lifts the gorgeous, beautifully perfumed, vibrant finish. I love the classicism here.