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2015 Sottimano Barbaresco Pajore

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January 1, 2023 - $56

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RATINGS

95Wine Enthusiast

Enticingly fragrant...lovely aromas of woodland berry, violet, new leather, aromatic herb and a whiff of pipe tobacco. Firmly structured, the vibrant focused palate delivers juicy Marasca cherry, crushed strawberry, licorice and clove framed in taut, fine-grained tannins.

94+ Vinous / IWC

...there is tremendous depth to the fruit and plenty of character...red fruit-leaning profile and floral notes...

93The Wine Advocate

...very well integrated and smooth. The tannin management shows an excellent approach...offers increased focus on the ripe, round and plump fruit of the vintage.

93James Suckling

Intense aroma of cloves, but also rose and earth notes...sophisticated, medium-to full-bodied Barbaresco...bold, dry tannins that are well integrated and a long, dry finish.

92Wine Spectator

Sleek and linear, with cherry, strawberry, menthol and chalky, stony flavors fused to the muscular tannins. Finishes lean and dry, with a kernel of sweet fruit bound up in the structure.

17+ Jancis Robinson

Ripe, dark cherry that is a little ethereal but certainly complex. Full, ripe-fruit palate...certainly generous and mouth-filling. Long and tactile finish with bags of grainy tannins matching the rich fruit.

REGION

Italy, Piedmont, Barbaresco

Barbaresco is one of the two most acclaimed DOCGs in Piedmont, the other being Barolo. Located just a few miles north of Barolo, Barbaresco is a small town of fewer than 700 people and 1,680 vineyard acres, making it less than half the size of the Barolo DOCG. The other communes in this DOCG of rolling hills are Neive and Treiso. As in Barolo, the DOCG requires that Barbaresco DOCG wines be 100% Nebbiolo, a grape thought of as the Pinot Noir of Italy. Records show that Nebbiolo was grown in the Piedmont as early as the 14th century, and despite being somewhat finicky – it is late to ripen and easily damaged by adverse weather --- Nebbiolo makes highly aromatic and powerful red wines. Until the mid-19th century Nebbiolos of Piedmont were vinified as sweet wines, though that ended in the late 19th century when a French oenologist was invited to Piedmont to show producers how to make dry reds. By the late 20th century respected producers were making outstanding Nebbiolos, as well as Nebbiolo blends that do not carry the DOCG label. Barbaresco was made a DOC in 1966 and upgraded to a DCOG in 1980. DOCG Barbaresco must be aged a minimum of two years, with a minimum of one year in wood. Barbarescos are regarded as more subtle and refined than Barolos, and more approachable when young.

TYPE

Red Wine, Nebbiolo, D.O.C.G.

This red grape is most often associated with Piedmont, where it becomes DOCG Barolo and Barbaresco, among others. Its name comes from Italian for “fog,” which descends over the region at harvest. The fruit also gains a foggy white veil when mature.