Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2017

Joel Lara

This is an intense, full-bodied wine. A striking minerality with scents of cherry on the nose. On the palette, the rich cherry flavor comes through with beautiful violet tones melding together harmoniously with a ferrous-driven minerality. The finish is long with the violet and cherry flavors making way for iron notes and strong tannins, which are almost too strident on the finish. I see the tasting window starting in 2017 or 2018. I decanted most of the bottle for two hours while leaving a serving in bottle for the second day. These notes are based on second day. Tannins were smoother second day, although still quite strong. I had the 2016 in the fall, and it had more complexity with softer tannins on the finish.