Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a weeknight Barbaresco. Textbook Nebbiolo nose shows spiced cherry, orange peel, leather, dry gravel. Intense but soft and tautly-balanced in the mouth. Nice acids and soft tannins completely smothered in cherry fruit and savory minerality. Ridiculous value.
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a weeknight Barbaresco. Textbook Nebbiolo nose shows spiced cherry, orange peel, leather, dry gravel. Intense but soft and tautly-balanced in the mouth. Nice acids and soft tannins completely smothered in cherry fruit and savory minerality. Ridiculous value.
Feb 26th, 2025I’ve been waiting a week for the “experts” at @Delectable Wine to identify this correctly. I finally said “fuck it” and posted it with the wrong ID just so I wouldn’t forget about it. It’s the 2019 Terre di Carlin Barbaresco. (Not Massimo Rivetti).
A fruity, open, and straightforward bargain-priced weeknight Barbaresco. Nose shows spiced cherry, fresh and dried. A bit of leather and minerally earth. On the palate, it’s got nicely-concentrated fruit and decent acids. The tannins are soft and in the background. This is for short-term drinking while waiting for its more structured peers to come around. Great value.
I’ve been waiting a week for the “experts” at @Delectable Wine to identify this correctly. I finally said “fuck it” and posted it with the wrong ID just so I wouldn’t forget about it. It’s the 2019 Terre di Carlin Barbaresco. (Not Massimo Rivetti).
A fruity, open, and straightforward bargain-priced weeknight Barbaresco. Nose shows spiced cherry, fresh and dried. A bit of leather and minerally earth. On the palate, it’s got nicely-concentrated fruit and decent acids. The tannins are soft and in the background. This is for short-term drinking while waiting for its more structured peers to come around. Great value.
Mar 19th, 2024
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
