An impressive wine showing dark color, ripe Bing cherry fruit, and flavors that are deep and authoritative. ...
Albino Rocca, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This driving, intense wine shows abundant power and purpose, with excellent depth of fruit and a very persistent...
Ca’ del Baio, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
A deeply delicious wine, with excellent concentration and persistent, penetrating flavors, but also fine definition and...
La Ca’ Nova, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This features a pretty, pure nose with expressive floral topnotes and a fresh, feminine profile. It is a little...
Poderi Colla, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This exceptionally consistent wine is lovely in 2009, showing soft, sweet flavors and lovely floral aromas. The...
Armando Piazzo, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This feminine wine is a little light in color and weight and might not initially seem as impressive as some others, but it...
Pietro Rinaldi, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This was the darkest of a flight of notably dark wines tasted "blind" this May at Nebbiolo Prima in Alba, and it...
Angelo Negro e Figli, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
Sweet, flowery aromatics lead to lovely flavors that are rather unusual, showing ripe raspberry and wild strawberry...
Moccagatta, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This wine needs a little more time to achieve optimal integration, but the component parts are very impressive. ...
Montaribaldi, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This producer has a relatively low profile in the USA but has performed superbly for at least three consecutive...
Marchesi di Barolo, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
A very showy wine that somehow manages to seem more natural than contrived, this displays lots of sweet oak on the nose,...
La Spinona Az. Agr. Di Berutti Pietro, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
This is a dark, intensely flavorful wine that doesn’t achieve its impressive flavor impact at the cost of seeming...