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2011 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Pora Riserva

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February 4, 2024 - $68

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RATINGS

95Wine Spectator

Broad and brooding, this muscular Barbaresco packs an oversize frame with black cherry, tar, licorice and spice flavors. More about power than finesse, with an extremely long finish.

92Vinous / IWC

...sweet, round and sensual. Beautifully layered in the glass...absolutely exquisite, with plenty of sweet red cherry, plum, mint and spice notes woven throughout.

91James Suckling

A red with soft and velvety tannins, a medium body and a savory finish. Delicious and balanced.

17Jancis Robinson

Concentrated, sweet cranberry and cherry. Really lively and with chewy tannins on the finish. Bright yet complex and with embryonic fruit sweetness.

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.