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Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Montefico, 2016

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Produttori del Barbaresco
$119.99
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Montefico sits on Barbaresco's northern chain of hills, and it is one of the more mineral, tightly drawn crus in Produttori del Barbaresco's lineup: think graphite, roses and taut red berries over sheer power. 2016 was a classic season here, with a cool spring pushing flowering late, then a dry, temperate summer and a sunny September of wide day-night swings that let Nebbiolo ripen slowly into mid-October, and that shows as precision and lift rather than flesh. Produttori reserves these single-vineyard Riserva bottlings for the strongest years only, and 2016 was a full nine-cru vintage; the wine gets 28 days on the skins and at least 30 months in large oak casks. At ten years it is still on the young side, so decant it generously or keep cellaring. This bottle comes from a private cellar.

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Antonio Galloni

98 points

"The 2016 Barbaresco Montefico is a jewel of a wine. Freshly cut flowers, minerals, crushed rocks, rose petal and lavender are all finely cut. As always, the Montefico is tense and chiseled in style. Its sense of transparency is simply beguiling. Sage, mint and sweet pipe tobacco are some of the nuances that linger. The Montefico is a Barbaresco that will thrill readers who enjoy taut reds. It blends the fruit richness of the Montestefano with the verve of Ovello." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

97 points

"This Riserva pours from the bottle with a medium dark appearance, showing more color saturation and fruit concentration than the other wines in this series. The Produttori del Barbaresco 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Montefico (with 10,136 bottles released) is a wine of power and density, and you sense this clearly in the aromatic determination and heft delivered here. (Like the other Riservas in this group, it clocks in at a 15% alcohol content.) The fruit tones veer toward dark purple and black, with plum and wild blackberries. There are earthy tones as well, with potting soil and iron ore. This wine plays its cards of volume and width with an expert hand, thanks to a blend of fruit from the vineyards of the Casetta, Grasso, Rocca and Vacca families." —Monica Larner

Wine Spectator

96 points

"There is some weight and richness to this red, allied to cherry and plum flavors. Flourishing notes of iron, tobacco and black pepper add detail, while the dusty, nervous tannins emerge on the long finish. Shows more structure today, yet this has all the components in the right place."

Kerin O'Keefe

90 points

"Dark culinary spice, camphor and forest floor aromas mingle together in the glass with a whiff of graphite. The burly palate is rather lean on fruit richness, offering dried cherry, steeped prune and star anise alongside close-grained tannins that grip the close. You’ll also notice the warmth of evident alcohol." —Kerin O'Keefe

More about Produttori del Barbaresco

Cooperative founded in 1958 with 51 members farming nearly 100 hectares of Nebbiolo in Barbaresco. From humble church basement beginnings, they now produce over 500,000 bottles annually, including nine single-vineyard cuvées. Real Barbaresco from the producers who saved the region's soul.

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Roast veal, mushroom tartlets, or risotto with truffle.

Tasting Profile

Graphite, dried rose and red cherry with a savory undertone. Medium bodied, high acidity, firm fine-grained tannins, long mineral finish.

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