2014 Barbaresco Bernadot
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Newest vineyard for the estate. Pale-medium brick-garnet. Grilled meat, baked earth and truffle. Dried red and black cherry beneath – already showing plenty of maturity. Some cinnamon oak adds another layer. Good density of savoury cherry fruit – especially for the vintage – which isn't showing a hole in the mid palate. Resolving, firm tannins. Coffee, smoke, spice and fresh earth through the long finish. Really good effort for the vintage. Kudos. (TJ)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Pale garnet. Tarry, almost burnt note on the nose. Really quite rich, lightly smoky. Certainly perfectly respectable. Appetisingly energetic finish. (JR)
The 2014 Barbaresco Bernardot has shut down since I last tasted it about nine months ago. The breadth that is typical of this Treiso site comes through, but the 2014 is quite reluctant today. Hints of smoke, licorice, underbrush and a host of balsamic notes infuse the resonant finish. Time in the glass brings out the wine's pliant side, but readers should plan on cellaring the 2014 for at least a few years. Readers will have to be patient.
The 2014 Barbaresco Bernadot is a more structured and opulent wine with thick lines and a dark core of black fruit. Thanks to vineyards in Treiso, the wine delivers extra power and density with deep layers of blackberry, spice and crushed river stone. This Barbaresco boasts a pretty layering effect that peels back to show delicate intensity and finesse.