Produttori del Barbaresco 2001, Italy
This entry was posted on 6/20/2007 8:29 PM and is filed under Italian wines, Piedmont, Barolo and Barbaresco, good value wines.
Produttori del Barbaresco makes several single vineyard Barbaresco wines. They also make a blended Barbaresco without vineyard designation. This wine, I believe, is the best bargain in Barbaresco. It can be found at release for under $20, and in poor vintages the 2nd label (Langhe, not Barbaresco) may sell for only $15.00. A bottle with Barbaresco designation from a good vintage with several years of ageing, such as the 2001 can still be had for under $30.00.
The wine is drinking well, and the non-vineyard designated Barbaresco seems to mature a bit faster than the single vineyard designates. The wine is characterized by leather, wild cherry, rose petals, and earth.
3.75 stars
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