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Medium garnet; medium intensity aromas of tart red cherry, red currant, dry earth, underbrush; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, full body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas plus red plum skin and black tea and rose petals; medium plus finish, well balanced, very flavors, very good
Medium garnet; medium intensity aromas of tart red cherry, red currant, dry earth, underbrush; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, full body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas plus red plum skin and black tea and rose petals; medium plus finish, well balanced, very flavors, very good
Particularly virile, full-throttle normale wine for this producer. With the quality of the harvest apparently outstanding at Ronchi, I’m particularly anxious to taste the cru bottling when it becomes available.
Particularly virile, full-throttle normale wine for this producer. With the quality of the harvest apparently outstanding at Ronchi, I’m particularly anxious to taste the cru bottling when it becomes available.
Very reminiscent of the 2010 non-cru Barbaresco but with even more mid palate concentration. Closed for the first day but revealing some lovely perfume on the second. Tannins are surprisingly well-managed, showing flashes of what will be a very elegant wine in another 5 years. Pound-for-pound this is still one of the best buys in Barbaresco. I’m giving perhaps one extra point for long-term potential.
Very reminiscent of the 2010 non-cru Barbaresco but with even more mid palate concentration. Closed for the first day but revealing some lovely perfume on the second. Tannins are surprisingly well-managed, showing flashes of what will be a very elegant wine in another 5 years. Pound-for-pound this is still one of the best buys in Barbaresco. I’m giving perhaps one extra point for long-term potential.
My favorite vintage so far of the non-cru Ronchi blend. The purity of fruit in good vintages is highly charming and seductive. Briefly decanted before dining on veal saltimbocca, the wine is proving to be forward enough for young drinking but won’t reach prime time for another few years. Rivals the 2010 at this early stage.
My favorite vintage so far of the non-cru Ronchi blend. The purity of fruit in good vintages is highly charming and seductive. Briefly decanted before dining on veal saltimbocca, the wine is proving to be forward enough for young drinking but won’t reach prime time for another few years. Rivals the 2010 at this early stage.
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
