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Barbaresco · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Nebbiolo
Country
Italy
Region
Barbaresco
Appellation
Barbaresco
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast meats · game meats · pasta with mushroom sauce · truffle risotto · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201489 pts

    This opens with blue flower, new leather, crushed mint and underbrush aromas. On the taut, racy palate, white pepper and tobacco notes underscore sour cherry and cranberry fruit alongside austere, fine-grained tannins.

  • 201293 pts

    Perfumed berry, violet, baking spice, tobacco and a whiff of leather are some of the aromas you'll find on this elegantly structured red. The focused palate offers juicy sour cherry, crushed raspberry, cinnamon and anise while firm, refined tannins provide support.