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Barberesco Mondino
2021
4.0
Region
Italy › Piedmont › Barbaresco DOCG
Type
red · still
Grapes
Nebbiolo
Alcohol
14.5%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes(3)
4.0
Berry-floral nose that genuinely works. Too young, as always with these, but delicious anyway. Hard candy, tea-like in the finish. The tannins aren't quite ready, but the acidity and berry intensity carry it through. Each bottle seems slightly different - some more evolved, some less, varying fruit expression - which suggests some instability. Still, these are consistently good wines even if I'd love to finally taste them with proper age on them.
About
From the Balluri MGA at 240 meters elevation, this 1.6-hectare site features calcareous-sandy soils with high sand content from 40-50 year old vines. Uniquely fermented in stainless steel rather than wood, with 25-30 days of maceration and hand pump-overs. The wine ages 18 months in 25-hectoliter Slavonian oak, deliberately shorter to preserve the cru's characteristic suppleness.
