Barbaresco DOCG Vintage 2018
Wine
To the north-east of Alba, the small section of the Langa which includes the communes of Barbaresco, Treiso, Neive and S. Rocco Seno d’Elvio, is all intensively laid out in vineyards and the hills open out sweetly in immense amphitheatres to fall almost sheerly where the Tanaro divides them from the plain.
A wine of great prestige and tradition, made with selected grapes and aged in oak barrels.
For its full flavour and austere it’s suitable to be accompanied with important dishes.
Tasting Notes
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo grapes
Colour: brick-red in which ruby shades appear that tend towards orange over the years
Scent in perfume: composite and varied, characterized by harmony and completeness. The fresh fruit of the early months makes way, during later development, for the world of spices. Thus to the violet, the rose, the geranium and often to the apple and cherry there are added shades of vanilla, cinnamon and green pepper
Flavour: dry, caressing, gentle robustness, reveals consistency, race character and extraordinary aristocracy
Best served at: 18-20° C. – 65-68° F
Food matches: red meat, processed pork meat, hot hors d’oeuvre, cheese
Vinification: traditional
Fining: 2 years in wood barrels
Size / Format: 0,75 l and 1,5 l
Ageing potential: up to 10 years after harvest
Club Oenologique 2024 — 93/100
Guide Club Oenologique
Score 93/100
Publish Year 2024
Vintage 2021
Club Oenologique Italian Report 2024
Barbaresco DOCG 2021
Rating: 93/100
Kerin O'Keefe 2024 — 87/100
Guide Kerin O'Keefe
Score 87/100
Publish Year 2024
Vintage 2021
Rating: 87/100
Aromas of toasted hazelnut and prune follow over to the firm palate together with bitter orange, powdered sage and an acidic backbone. It’s shy on fruit richness while astringent tannins leave an extremely drying finish.
WineEnthusiast 2024 — 88/100
Guide WineEnthusiast
Score 88/100
Publish Year 2024
Vintage 2021
Rating: 88/100
Aromas of dark cherry with cola accents and hints of sweet spices and dehydrated roses entice the senses. The palate reveals a dark core of fruit, rounded with a touch of oak influence. Sneaky tannins emerge on the finish, gripping the palate while cherry flavors rush along the sides of the mouth keeping the palate balanced and fresh.
The WineHunter 2024 — Punteggio 90,00-92,99/100
Guide The WineHunter
Score Punteggio 90,00-92,99/100
Publish Year 2024
Vintage 2021
We are proud to communicate that our wine has been awarded at International Competition The WineHunter Award:
Barbaresco DOCG 2021
A good result that rewards our work!
Annuario dei migliori vini italiani 2025 — 92/100
Guide Annuario dei migliori vini italiani
Score 92/100
Publish Year 2025
Vintage 2021
Luca Maroni
Barbaresco DOCG 2021: 92/100
VertdeVin 2024 — 90/100
Guide VertdeVin
Score 90/100
Publish Year 2024
Vintage 2021
Barbaresco DOCG 2021
Rating: 90/100
The wine has a pale ruby color. On the nose, it expresses notes of ripe fruit, even slightly jammy. We find notes of morello cherry, crushed strawberry (even strawberry jam), juicy raspberry, crushed blueberry, black plum in the background and fresh blackberry, associated with a smoky touch, a note of fresh tobacco, mint peppery, as well as aromas of sweet spices (liquorice, white pepper, cloves in the background) and fresh flowers (rose, lilac, a slight touch of peony). The palate is juicy, fruity and straight, with a firm and vertical tannic structure and a fine, but grippy texture of tannins. It also expresses a juicy fruitiness, with a certain concentration and notes of ripe fruit (red cherry, morello cherry, strawberry, crushed raspberry, a touch of cranberries and blueberries), sweet spices (liquorice, ground cumin, nutmeg), dried herbs (dried mint, a light touch of tobacco and dry pine needles) and dried rose. The acidity is lively, salivating and helps balance the dryness of tannins, which expresses itself at the end of the palate. A tight wine, but with quite concentrated and fleshy fruitiness.
Vine
Nebbiolo is the oldest indigenous red-grape vine of Piedmont and one of the noblest and most prestigious in Italy.
Its name derives from ‘nebbia’, the Italian word for mist or fog: some say this is owing to the ‘misty’ look of its grapes, with their velvety covering, and others that it is because the late-ripening grape is often harvested during early autumn fogs.
Known also as ‘Queen of red grapes’ it is a finicky vine, requiring elaborate care and attention in order to thrive.
It is precisely for this reason that it has known both heydays and moments of utter abandon in the past, although local producers have remained faithful to it through thick and thin, continuing to make the great wines it is capable of producing.
Nebbiolo is a demanding vine, needing exactly the right soil type, a south-facing hillside, pruning and training.
A calcareous tufa-based soil is ideal for this vine that buds early – towards the middle of April – and ripens later than most other varieties, around the middle of October.
It suffers sudden changes in temperature but oscillations between day and night temperatures are an advantage during the grape ripening phase.
For a correct formation of tannins in the grape skins, south or south-west facing hillsides are required, where spring frosts rarely occur.
The Nebbiolo vine produces strong powerful wines, rich in alcohol, that express their characteristics after a period of ageing.
From the cultivation of Nebbiolo, Piedmont produces some of its greatest red wines, the pride of the Region.
Vineyard & Vintage Features
Barbaresco DOCG 2018
Vineyard
Production area: Neive
Farming: simple guyot
Kg of grapes per hectare: no more than 80 quintals/hectar
Max wine liters per hectare: around 5.500 liters
Chemical Analysis
Alcohol vol. (%): 14,5%
Sugar rate: < 4 g/l
Total SO2: < 100 mg/l
Total Acidity: 5,7 g/l
