Barbaresco Recta Pete

2021

4.3

Region

Italy › Piedmont › Barbaresco DOCG

Type

red · still

Grapes

Nebbiolo

Alcohol

14%

Volume

750 mL

Available at

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Tasting Notes(3)

Boris27 December 2025· @Kseniia D

4.3

Yikes, this is beautiful. Third time with this wine, and it's really coming into focus. Still powerful, still young, but noticeably more seductive than before - give it time to breathe. Sour cherry, red flowers, hibiscus tea, tar, liquorice, blood, a hint of dust. Substantial tannins, well-integrated despite the youth. Coffee, subtle metallic edge, pleasant sweetness on the finish. Still needs time to fully resolve, but the promise is becoming reality. Bumping this up.

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Compared to the younger Langhe, this wine is more perfumed and developed, offering a captivating array of aromas: sour cherry, red flowers, hibiscus tea, tar, blood, and a hint of dust. On the palate, it's impressive, with powerful tannins that are well-balanced despite its youth. There are flavors of coffee and a subtle metallic note. The finish reveals a pleasant sweetness, though overall, it still feels a touch too green. Nonetheless, it remains stylish and serious---an intriguing wine with promise.

This is definitely a fantastic wine, albeit quite young. It's densely packed, tense, and complex. Thanks to the decanter, there's much to uncover here. The nose offers notes of sour cherry, red flowers, hibiscus tea, tar, and blood. On the palate, it presents a slightly metallic character, with high acidity and somewhat green tannins. It's a stylish and serious wine that certainly needs time to reach its full potential.