Azienda Agricola Barbacarlo di Lino Maga
Montebuono Provincia di Pavia Red Blend
Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
Old style wine
I love the detailed description attached to the neck of the bottle telling you all about the site, the winemaking and how to deal with the wine
This is a Barbacarlo's brother, not minor though
It starts quite fruit orientated, but it does unfold over many hours in the decanter
At first you can mistake it for a robust sparkling shiraz(given that it has a fizz when opened).
Day 2 the blue mineral it's all over and it is smoother and more enjoyable too( the tannin is more digestible too)
Very long and to review again in many years
Ps after a battle in Marengo(Italy) Napoleon stopped by in the area and sipped on this delicious nectar; from there the vineyard hill is also called Napoleon's hill(as well as Montebuono hill).
Old style wine
I love the detailed description attached to the neck of the bottle telling you all about the site, the winemaking and how to deal with the wine
This is a Barbacarlo's brother, not minor though
It starts quite fruit orientated, but it does unfold over many hours in the decanter
At first you can mistake it for a robust sparkling shiraz(given that it has a fizz when opened).
Day 2 the blue mineral it's all over and it is smoother and more enjoyable too( the tannin is more digestible too)
Very long and to review again in many years
Ps after a battle in Marengo(Italy) Napoleon stopped by in the area and sipped on this delicious nectar; from there the vineyard hill is also called Napoleon's hill(as well as Montebuono hill).
Loved the energy here. All herbs and electricity. Sleeper.
Loved the energy here. All herbs and electricity. Sleeper.
Mar 31st, 2017Buonissimo il Montebuono 2010, annata eccezionale.
Buonissimo il Montebuono 2010, annata eccezionale.
Jul 12th, 2014
I remember this being a particularly wonderful bottle - open and full of autumnal smells but with plenty of fruit and body left
I remember this being a particularly wonderful bottle - open and full of autumnal smells but with plenty of fruit and body left
May 3rd, 20232023/3. Good but not as amazing as the previous bottle; lots of sour cherry fruit but perhaps a touch stretched and volatile?
2023/3. Good but not as amazing as the previous bottle; lots of sour cherry fruit but perhaps a touch stretched and volatile?
Mar 25th, 2023
1997. Cloudy with a chance of tasty.
1997. Cloudy with a chance of tasty.
Mar 28th, 2019
