Barbaresco Muncagota Riserva

The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota is one of the lighter wines in this range. Floral and medium in body, the 2017 gives the impression of a wine that will open earlier than some of the others. It, too, has pretty imposing tannins though, so a few years in bottle are advisable. Crushed flowers, sweet red cherry, mint and white pepper linger.

The 2017 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Muncagota Riserva starts with a somewhat closed nose, with a hint of dried, spicy fruit. It has a beautiful velvety quality on the palate with fine-textured, sandy-grained tannins, but the flavors and aromas are slightly subdued right now and more in the range of autumnal, dried fruit notes. I really like the voluptuous texture and the weight and as always the freshness of fruit and the quality of the well-integrated tannins. Wait 2 years and drink to 15-20.