Barbaresco

Terre da Vinos farbintensiver Barbaresco La Casa in Collina duftet interessant nach welken Blumen, Weichseln und Tabak. Höchst ausgewogen der Geschmack mit seiner vorzüglichen Persistenz. SUPERIORE.DE

"A layered, fruity red with ripe tannins with sweet strawberries, orange peel and walnut undertones. Full-bodied, rich and beautiful. Drink after 2021." James Suckling

Typisch Barbaresco: helles Rubinrot, feines Bouquet nach Beeren, Unterholz und Kaffee. Am Gaumen druckvoll mit feinem, dennoch spürbaren Tannin, weicher Mittelbau mit fülliger Substanz und fruchtbetonter, langer Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Tasted blind. Mid ruby. Fragrant and full cherry nose with a layer of spice underneath and hints of iron. Medium weight and elegant, if with quite a bit of demanding, bitter-sweet tannins. Long and focused but still a little unsettled for the moment." Jancis Robinson

"Pretty aromas of perfumed berry, fragrant blue flowers and vineyard dust shape the nose. The vibrant, linear palate delivers crunchy red cherry, pomegranate, star anise and a hint of white pepper alongside bright acidity and taut but refined tannins." Wine Enthusiast

"Ripe fruit aromas of summer cherry and plum rise from the bouquet of the 2016 Barbaresco. This is an easygoing expression of Nebbiolo that plays its winning cards with an expert hand-especially in this balanced vintage. You get lots of small-fruit detailing with spice, leather and tar at the back. Dusty notes of crushed mineral appear on the finish." Robert Parker

Helles Rubinrot mit orangen Reflexen. Feines Bouquet nach Veilchen, Waldboden und einer balsamischen Kampfer-Note. Am Gaumen Marasca-Kirsche, etwas Himbeere, Lakritz und eine Minznote. Frische Säure und das richtige Maß eleganter Tannine runden das lebendige und lange Finale ab. SUPERIORE.DE

"The Fontanabianca 2017 Barbaresco delivers terrific results at an approachable price. This offers a full bouquet of Nebbiolo typicity with the extra heft and exuberance of this warm vintage. The bouquet delivers all the headline aromas you might expect, with wild cherry, dried blueberry, spice, licorice and candied orange peel. You get silky but lasting tannins with polished fruit on the close. This wine gets better with each vintage I taste." Robert Parker

"Wild aromas of dried meat and ripe berries with plum and smoke undertones. It’s full-bodied with ripe, chewy tannins and a long, very intense finish. Needs three or four years to soften, but impressive. Better after 2023." James Suckling

Mittelkräftiges Rubinrot, feines Rosenbouquet mit Anklängen an Tee und getrocknete Kräuter. Schönes Schwarzkirsch-Aroma mit gut eingebundener Holznote macht ihn zu einem ausgewogenen und an keiner Stelle aufdringlichen Wein. Der warme Jahrgang 2015 gibt ihm zudem eine wunderbare Balance. SUPERIORE.DE

"Mid to deep ruby with orange tinges. Cherry nose of real vigour. Generous palate and with a build-up of coating tannins and ripe, supple acidity. Already approachable." Jancis Robinson

Mittelkräftiges Rubinrot, feines Rosenbouquet mit Anklängen an Tee und getrocknete Kräuter. Schönes Schwarzkirsch-Aroma mit gut eingebundener Holznote macht ihn zu einem ausgewogenen und an keiner Stelle aufdringlichen Wein. Der Klimaverlauf 2016 gab diesem Nebbiolo zudem eine beeindruckende Präzision und Geradlinigkeit. SUPERIORE.DE

"Mid ruby with orange tinges. Deep, concentrated nose with a little lift and brooding intensity. Concentrated and long, yet convincingly balanced by integrated acidity and with a rich layer of sandy tannins. Good potential although this can be approached now." Jancis Robinson

Cognos Barbaresco aus der Top-Lage Bordini ist ein zentrierter und fester Nebbiolo, der eher zu den kräftigeren Vertretern der Appellation zählt. Er offenbart sein großes Aromen-Potenzial allerdings erst auf den zweiten Blick: Kirsche, Brombeere, Anklänge von Gewürzen und ein wenig frisch gehackte Minze. Dann etwas Spekulatius, Walnuss, salzige Töne und Tabak. Säure und Tannin bilden eine perfekte Symbiose und zugleich das Rückgrat dieses imposanten Barbarescos, der viele Jahre Freude machen wird. SUPERIORE.DE

"Even at a relatively spritely age, the 2016 Barbaresco Bordini is showing some carefully evolved notes and a subdued style. The wine feels well contoured and shaped with softened layers of bramble and wild berry. There is bright elegance and grace here. Pair it with some mild goat or sheep milk cheeses, such as robiola." Robert Parker

"The 2016 Barbaresco Bordini is a classy, polished wine. This is an especially gracious wine from Bordini, where the Barbarescos are often bigger. Sweet spice, tobacco, menthol, licorice and cloves add lovely shades of nuance. Dark in its expression and also tightly wound, the 2016 is very nicely done." Vinous

"Rose, cherry and licorice aromas and flavors are accented by leather, tobacco and spice in this focused and complex red. Balanced, but the dusty tannins will need a year or two to integrate." Wine Spectator

"A ripe but balanced and very impressive Barbaresco. The first indications of this are the intense strawberry essence, leather, dried red plums and pretty, lifted orange rind. Beautifully mouth-filling and complex in the palate, drawing together strands of ripe tannin and flavorful fruit. Powerful on the robust but well articulated finish." James Suckling

"Camphor, dark spice, wild herbs and woodland berry aromas shape the nose. On the focused palate, bright acidity and taut, refined tannins accompany crushed raspberry, juicy Marasca cherry and star anise. Mint and orange zest notes give depth to the finish." Wine Enthusiast

Funkelndes Rubin. Ausdrucksstarkes, sehr duftiges Bouquet nach roter Steinfrucht, Minze und Leder. Saftiger, klarer Ansatz mit geschmeidigen Tanninen. Wunderbar langes Finish mit reifen Beeren und Gewürzen. SUPERIORE.DE

"Intensives Rubin mit leichtem Granatrand. Ansprechende Nase mit feinen Noten nach Himbeere, Zwetschke und Granatapfel. Zeigt am Gaumen griffiges Tannin, viel süßer Schmelz, im Finale dann deutliche Holznoten." Falstaff

"Tasted blind. Dark and almost impenetrable ruby – oak? Oh, yes: sweetly oaked, deep, crushed dark-fruit nose. Lots of luscious, sweet oak, while the succulent fruit has already begun to integrate. Gripping yet ripe tannins. It is a lot of oak and although the fruit handles it more than well, I wonder if this will limit its ageing capacity. Right now it is super-hedonistic while the gripping structure truly adds pizzazz." Jancis Robinson

"The charming and dynamic Giorgio Pelissero produces this wine from six small sites throughout the Barbaresco region. It's aged mostly in large casks but also in some older barriques. The nose is lush and smoky, with very ripe cherry aromas. Suave and broad, it shows ample flesh and ripe tannins. It's a touch extracted and not very nuanced but it packs a punch and has good weight and length." Decanter

"Marked by spicy oak, this red is rich and laced with cherry, plum, menthol and tobacco flavors. Balanced and densely structured, showing length on the gripping finish." Wine Spectator

Die Nebbiolo-Trauben für diesen archetypischen Barbaresco aus dem Traumjahr 2010 stammen von Mergelböden in ca. 250 m Höhe. Nach zwei Jahren Ausbau im großen Holz und weiteren 8 (!) Jahren Flaschenreife kommt hier 10 Jahre nach der Lese ein Wein auf den Markt, der mit seinen perfekt gereiften Tanninen und feinem süßen Schmelz auch dem ungeduldigen Nebbiolo-Fan bereits heute viel Freude bereitet.

Rubinrot mit granatroten Reflexen, überzeugendes, würziges Bouquet nach Veilchen, Moos, Rosenblätter und kleinen roten Früchten. Am Gaumen schöner Druck, dabei offenherzig, frisch und vollmundig, mit gut dosierten extraktsüßen Noten von Maraschinokirsche und einer wunderschönen Frucht, die in Verbindung mit dem feinmaschigen Tannin eine weitere große Zukunft verspricht. SUPERIORE.DE

"Dieser Barbaresco ent­spricht eben­so wie der Baro­lo der tra­di­tio­nel­len Sti­lis­tik mit lan­ger Mai­sche­gä­rung und Aus­bau im gro­ßen Holz­fass (zwei Jah­re), um dann über acht Jah­re auf der Fla­sche nach­zu­rei­fen, bevor er frei­ge­ge­ben wur­de. Im Moment ist die Bar­ba­res­co Riser­va fast noch deli­ka­ter als der Baro­lo. Viel­leicht liegt es dar­an, dass ein Bar­ba­res­co in der Regel nicht ganz so kräf­tig struk­tu­riert ist wie ein Baro­lo und des­halb etwas schnel­ler reift. Die­ser Bar­ba­res­co ist eben­falls druck­voll am Gau­men und besitzt das glei­che Feu­er wie der Baro­lo, ist aber etwas hel­ler und trans­pa­ren­ter in der Far­be. Er ver­strömt den Duft von Veil­chen und Wald­erd­bee­ren, einen Hauch von Nel­ken­ge­würz, glei­tet sei­dig über den Gau­men und ent­wi­ckelt dabei eine zar­te Mon Cheri-Süße." Dr. Jens Priewe (weinkenner.de)

"Dark plums, cherry liqueur and lots of cinnamon and spices, but also a fresher, herbal thread with heather and bracken. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, which frames layers of plush red fruit against very muscular tannins. Long and very chewy on the finish. This flavorful, old release still needs time." James Suckling

"Once in a while fate (or a far-sighted proprietor) delivers a wine to our judges in mature style, so that we can suddenly appreciate in the glass before us all of those qualities which normally we only sketch out in excited anticipation. So it is with this richly constituted Barbaresco Riserva from the very fine 2010 vintage. It's still dark and sombre in colour, though its hues are now beginning to brick a little. The aromas are resonant, expansive, lusciously ripe and now melting down into an almost truffley harmony. On the palate, meanwhile, the wine remains sturdily built and lushly fruited, but yet again time has brought an inner softness; all the flavoury threads are now gathered and woven together. No need to hurry, either, but if you want the pleasures of age, find them here." Decanter

Mitteltiefes Rubinrot mit orangenen Reflexen. Wunderbares Bouquet nach feinem Sauerkirsch- und Erdbeerkompott mit verhaltener Eichenwürze. Vielschichtig und saftig am Gaumen mit einem Potpourri von dunklen Früchten, umrahmt von einem feinkörnigen Tannin. Gut strukturiert führt er in einen interessanten, langen Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Deep ruby with orange tinges. Closed and not showing much on the nose except for faint, sweet hints. Youthful and tightly built palate but with plenty of fruit on the finish. Gripping tannins that then melt on the finish." Jancis Robinson

"Underbrush, balsamic notes, new leather and rose aromas lead the nose. Tight and assertive, the linear, full-bodied palate offers dried cherry, licorice and espresso framed in firm acidity and youthfully austere, close-grained tannins that leave a tight, rather austere finish. Give this time to fully unwind and open up." Wine Enthusiast

"The Fontanabianca 2016 Barbaresco Bordini is a very soft and accessible expression of Nebbiolo that shows some ripe fruit softness with bold cherry notes followed by spice, tobacco and tar. The wine delivers a very tightly knit texture, yet it is surprisingly forthcoming and generous at the same time. It's another great Barbaresco for grilled meats." Robert Parker

Mitteltiefes Rubinrot mit orangenen Reflexen. Wunderbares Bouquet nach feinem Sauerkirsch- und Erdbeerkompott mit verhaltener Eichenwürze. Vielschichtig und saftig am Gaumen mit einem Potpourri von dunklen Früchten, umrahmt von einem feinkörnigen Tannin. Gut strukturiert führt er in einen interessanten, langen Abgang. SUPERIORE.DE

"Tasted blind. Mid ruby with bricky rim. Deep, brooding nose with a hint of fruit pastry and succulent, dark fruit and dried cherry on the palate. Lots of juice on the finish, while the coating tannins give it grip." Jancis Robinson

"Packaged in the bottle with the black label, the Fontanabianca 2017 Barbaresco Bordini shows us a beautiful expression from Neive, one of the three principal comuni, or villages, that make up the appellation. The results here are tightly knit and firm, with lifted aromas of forest fruit, iron ore, cola and balsam herb. The tannins show some dryness, probably a consequence of the hot vintage, but the wine offers plenty of extra fruit padding and cushioning in order to hit the right balance. The final results are yielding and pliable." Robert Parker

"A firm, fresh red with raspberry, lemon-peel and light cedar undertones. It’s medium-bodied with chewy, polished tannins that are long and very intense. Just a baby. Give it time to come around. Better after 2022." James Suckling

Das Bouquet zeigt dunkle Früchte, nuanciert mit Gewürzen, Teer, Lakritz und wilden Beeren. Das Mundgefühl ist weich und geschmeidig mit einer dauernden und seidigen Textur. Hier kommt ein Nebbiolo, der Charakter und Persönlichkeit ausstrahlt. Barbaresco Vigneto Bordini ist eine präzise Interpretation der Traube, die mit Leichtigkeit eine feine Linie zwischen Eleganz und Kraft zeichnet. SUPERIORE.DE

"Drawing its fruit from the comune of Neive, the 2017 Barbaresco Vigneto Bordini is made from youngish vines, aged about 30 years on average. Bright, tonic and fresh, Bordini offers an accessible and approachable expression of aged Nebbiolo that could work well in a restaurant setting or for near-term consumption. The wine opens to a vibrant bouquet with cherry, licorice, tar and campfire ash. The tannins are noticeable and firm, reflecting the heat of the vintage but forging forward to shape a long and polished finish." Robert Parker

Montestefano Riserva 2015 ist von Anfang bis Ende exquisit und harmonisch. Unter den 2015ern der Produttori ist er derjenige, der sein Tannin am besten verbirgt, da die Frucht intensiv duftend, reich und verführerisch ist. Er ist für uns eine Synthese aus Montefico, Ovello und Rabajà. Heute vermittelt Montestefano das Gefühl, relativ zugänglich zu sein, aber er wird mit ziemlicher Sicherheit noch einige Verschlussphasen durchlaufen, bis er sich vollends öffnet. Im Bouquet überraschen uns eine schier endlose Vielschichtigkeit und Tiefe. Seine seidigen, geschliffenen Tannine geben einen Eindruck von sinnlicher Eleganz. Zerstoßene Wiesenblumen, Minze, Lakritze und dunkelrote Kirschen sind nur einige der Noten, die den tiefen, langen Abgang umhüllen. Fabelhaft! SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano rounds out this series of wines from Produttori del Barbaresco. Ample and resonant on the palate, the Montestefano shows all the natural breadth that is so typical of this site. On the palate, the Montestefano is rich and explosive, with tremendous depth and fabulous overall balance. Dark cherry, plum, espresso, licorice and spice build into the dark, sumptuous finish." Vinous

"Balsamic aromas of camphor mingle with mature dark-skinned berry, leather, licorice and vanilla on this structured red. The full-bodied palate reflects the nose, delivering raspberry compote, star anise, crushed mint and hazelnut alongside firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink after 2023." Wine Enthusiast

"This small cooperative goes from strength to strength under the dynamic management of Aldo Vacca. Montestefano is one of the top sites in the commune of Barbaresco. The nose is still reserved, but there are rich red fruits lurking. Very concentrated on the palate, this is lush and approachable, although one senses there is much in reserve, with excellent ageing potential. It's taut and imposing, with a finish that's tangy and persistent." Decanter

"This is the last wine I tasted in this group of nine from Produttori del Barbaresco. The reason I placed the 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano last is because it is usually considered to be the most powerful and determined in the flight. However, when you really get down to it, this vintage is more tight, streamlined and ethereal than expected. It is saving the best for later, and indeed, the wine is poised to evolve and open fully many years from now. There is a note of shyness here or restraint. This Riserva demands patience." Robert Parker