2019 Sottimano Barbaresco Curra Vigna Masue
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The 2019 Barbaresco Currà is a gorgeous, super-classic, austere wine driven by bright acids and veins of supporting tannin that lend exuberance. It's a wine for readers who appreciate Barbarescos of vibrancy and energy. White pepper, orange peel, sweet red fruit, mint and chalk linger.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Released one year later than the other Barbarescos in this portfolio, the Sottimano 2019 Barbaresco Currá brings the intensity up a notch and not just in terms of dark fruit and cassis. The wine's mineral profile is more pronounced and, in careful moderation, so is the oak toast and spice delivery. There are more distinct elements here, all played forward with great intensity, that ultimately reach a place of excellent balance and endurance. Sadly, only 2,000 bottles emerged from this 1.6-hectare vineyard site in Neive.
Neive. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Savoury spice nose, with the fruit still a little subdued. With aeration, sour cherry and cranberry and a hint of garden herbs. Compact and subdued but with great balance between the crunchy red fruit, supple acidity and firm tannins. Long and still tightly wound and tannic. (WS)
The 2019 Barbaresco Currà is another stellar wine in this range from Sottimano. Deep and authoritative, the 2019 possesses tremendous depth and textural intensity. Incisive Currà tannins are present, but they are pretty much buried by the sheer richness of the fruit.