2019 Barbaresco
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Barbaresco. Lustrous mid ruby. Complex and a little lifted on the nose, with notes of raspberry. Beautifully balanced palate with plenty of raspberry and sour cherry and polished yet gripping tannins. A stunning first Barbaresco release from this Barolo estate. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The Massolino 2019 Barbaresco offers fine and delicate fiber with plenty of wild berry, blue flower, licorice and crushed stone. With 10,000 bottles produced, this wine remains a fresh and accessible taste of Nebbiolo from the gentle hills of Barbaresco.
The 2019 Barbaresco is the first Barbaresco in Massolino's long history. Effusive aromatics and bright, red-toned fruit lend considerable immediacy and charm, but as is so often the case, that first impression of elegance is backed up by pretty serious tannins. This taut, nervy Barbaresco needs time to soften, but it is so impressive. The 2019 saw about three weeks on the skins, with indigenous fermentations, and was aged in cask. It's a gorgeous wine by any measure. Vineyard sites are Starderi, Albesani and Serraboella.