Costa Russi Barbaresco Nebbiolo

This is not ready but showing well for only being open an hour and not decanted. It is a wine that really should not be opened until it has had 8-10 yrs plus in the cellar. Not as tight as I imagined but tight.

While it has firm, fine grain tannins. It also shows beautiful & elegance. This is aged in small barriques for 12 months and then another 12 months in large Slavonian casks.

Lightly tart & sour cherries, strawberries, plum, raspberries, dry cigar box, sun to fruit teas, soft old leather, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry to moist herbs, some white & black pepper, grilled meats, barrel shavings, very light baking spices-clove, nutmeg, vanillin, beautiful Asian spices, some dark, dry soil, pink & red roses for days, beautiful acidity, excellent balance, mid structured-toned, great finesse, elegant finish that sneaks it way to a long even finish that sets on earth & barrel powder.

94-95. Really good but hard to justify at $750.

Beautiful perfumed nose. Plum, violets, black cherry. Great balance. Intense. Very good

Another world of texture and aroma!!! The very best…

Another birth year bottle to add to the list.

Strawberry, flower, mushrooms. Delicious. Young. I'd wait 5 years.

Dense and concentrated. Bright aromas of dried red fruit and anise. Powerful and noble.

Ok but expected more from this wine. If you have it drink it.

Still powerful at 25 years old.

Incense, rose petal, fresh cherry, deep and rich, powerful and graceful - memorable beyond descriptors.

Structured and fresh. Earl grey tea, red plum, smoke, tar and dusty earth.