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Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota, 2016

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Produttori del Barbaresco
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Produttori del Barbaresco may be the best argument in wine that a cooperative can outrun most estates. In strong years — and 2016 in Piedmont was a very strong year — the growers bottle their finest crus separately as Riserva, and the wines age for decades while costing a fraction of what that implies. Muncagota tends to speak in perfume rather than muscle: rose petal, dried cherry, tar and sweet tobacco, all wrapped in Nebbiolo's fine, insistent tannin. At a decade old it is just starting to open, showing the savory, earthy complexity Nebbiolo gives up only with time, and it has plenty of road ahead. Decant it, give it a good hour, and pour it alongside something rich. Getting to know these adjacent crus, each shifting with soil and slope, is one of wine's great pleasures.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota continues this tasting of frankly awe-inspiring wines. Rich, deep and super-expressive, the 2016 hits all the right notes. Black cherry, plum, spice, leather, licorice emerge, but only with great reluctance. The Muncagota is another wine in this range that clearly needs time." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota stands out in this group of nine for the slightly more mineral-driven definition on the bouquet and the bigger textural impact and structure of the mouthfeel. There is plenty of wild fruit and cherry, but the wine's aromas also veer toward crushed stone, iron ore, spice and candied orange peel. You feel the impact on the palate, thanks to integrated tannins, freshness and an elegant dose of fruit or phenolic weight. Fruit for this wine is sourced from vineyards owned by the Bellora, Lignana and Viglino families. Production for Muncagota in this vintage is 11,157 bottles." —Monica Larner

Wine Spectator

95 points

"Balsamic notes of juniper, eucalyptus and pine align with floral, cherry and black currant flavors in this supple, well-structured red. Balanced and long, with a lingering aftertaste of rose, cherry and mineral."

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.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, braised short ribs, mushroom risotto, roast game birds, aged Castelmagno or Parmigiano.

Tasting Profile

Dry, full-bodied and firmly tannic. Rose petal, dried cherry, tar, leather and sweet tobacco; savory and earthy with bright acidity and a long, structured finish.

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