2015 Barolo Bricco Pernice
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The Elvio Cogno 2015 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice delivers the depth, richness and concentration that are a hallmark of this pretty vintage. This wine is a pure expression of the productive Lampia clone of Nebbiolo. Generous layers of blackberry, wild cherry, rose hip, ferrous earth and campfire ash are neatly folded together to build the wine's intensity. Like the other wines from this estate, the tannic management is spot-on. You are aware of the wine's youthful structure, but it is delivered without hard edges or sharp points. A mere 4,000 bottles were produced.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Barolo Bricco Pernice is an exotic, beguiling wine. Blood orange, mint, sweet red cherry, star anise and a range of spice notes give the Bricco Pernice striking aromatic and flavor complexity. Medium in body, refined and super-expressive, the 2015 has so much to offer. Best of all, it will drink well with just a few years in bottle. It is such an effortless, gracious wine. Very polished, nuanced and elegant, this silky Barolo has a ton of structure but is also impeccable in its balance.
Novello. Lustrous mid ruby. Lots of depth and richness, yet at the same time sleek. Sweet, crushed red fruit run through by a spicy vein. Gorgeous succulent fruit, great focus and length and full spread on the finish with bags of ripe, grainy tannins. Endlessly long and succulent. (WS)
The 2015 Barolo Bricco Pernice is a wine of extraordinary finesse and grace. Silky and perfumed, with terrific energy, the 2015 is positively stellar today. Kirsch, raspberry rose petal, blood orange and mint are all laced together in this very pretty, translucent Barolo. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout. As always, the Bricco Pernice is distinguished by its ethereal personality, although it does gain a bit of weight in the glass. I tasted the 2015 from cask, where it will spend a total of three years.