Produttori del Barbaresco Montestefano Barbaresco 2011

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  Ripe and structured, this full-bodied red opens with alluring scents of star anise, dark-skinned berry, underbrush, leather and a balsamic note. On the juicy palate, menthol, licorice and baking spice accent a core of black cherry. Noble tannins provide the framework. Drink 2018–2023. #86 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2016

• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2011 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is the biggest of the bunch. This wine delivers a lasting sense of structure and intensity that is especially apparent as this Barbaresco hits the palate. The bouquet exhibits signs of ripe fruit with soft layers of blackberry preserves and cherry liqueur. The wine's tannic structure is solid and firmly stitched together, yet this wine is slightly softer and perhaps sweeter than the Riserva Muncagota, for example. This is yet another wine destined for long bottle-aging.

• 93 Wine & Spirits

  This wine seems subdued at first, with a meaty density and powerful, unyielding tannins. After a few hours in the glass, flavors of dark plum and black cherry emerge, gaining momentum as the wine picks up notes of thyme, fennel and black spice. The Montestefano cru’s south-facing slope and the high concentration of calcium in its soils contribute to the wine’s firm concentration, making it a Barbaresco to hide away for a few years while the tannins soften and the complex herbal and spice flavors come to the fore.

• 93 Wine Spectator

  Lean, intense and racy, this exudes cherry, leather, spice and underbrush aromas and flavors. Dense, beefy tannins shore up the finish, which remains minerally, long and complex. Shows potential but needs time.

• 92 James Suckling

  Incredibly perfumed and floral with dark-berry character. Medium body, very fine tannins and a beautiful berry and cherry character. Drink or hold.