2016 | Marchesi di Barolo | Barbaresco

Red Wine: 2016 | Marchesi di Barolo | Barbaresco

Dark shiny ruby. Restrained nose, some dried tomato, blood, pepper. On the palate, medium-bodied and developed, shy fruit with nevertheless a salty finish.

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Producer: Marchesi di Barolo

Ratings: WA | 91 WE | 93

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont

Dark shiny ruby. Restrained nose, some dried tomato, blood, pepper. On the palate, medium-bodied and developed, shy fruit with nevertheless a salty finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2016 Barbaresco Tradizione moves over the palate with direct and silky intensity. Along the way, the wine imparts delicate tones of forest berry, wild cherry and rose hip. There are subtle hints of tar, button mushroom and tilled earth at the back. However, what I noticed most are the bright menthol notes that you get as the wine warms in the glass. This is a simple and easy-drinking Barbaresco to pair with your favorite pasta dishes. The wine is aged in botte grande only.

• Wine Enthusiast: Fragrant purple flower, woodland berry, eucalyptus and exotic spice aromas mingle together on this fragrant red. The savory, linear palate boasts finesse and flavor, delivering juicy cherry, blood orange and star anise framed in taut, fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it balanced.

Producer Information

Marchesi di Barolo is an Italian wine estate in Piedmont, particularly known for its single-vineyard and riserva wines from the Nebbiolo grape. The historic estate often releases older vintages demonstrating the ageworthiness of the wines. The estate controls around 120 hectares (297 acres) of vineyards and makes a wide portfolio of wines from all of the principal varieties of the region. Unsurprisingly, Barolo forms the heart of the range. The flagship single-vineyard wine is the Barolo Cannubi, from a large holding in the famous vineyard. The Barolo Riserva is made from various parcels vinified separately then blended after aging. Winemaking combines the modern and traditional; depending on the wine, large Slavonian oak casks between 3000 and 18000 liters might be combined for aging purposes with barriques or stainless steel tanks. The business was established in the early 1800s, when the Marquis of Barolo married the French noblewoman Juliette Colbert. She provided the impetus to the development of the estate that bore her husband's name. Five generations of the Abbona family have now owned and managed the company.