La Ganghija Az. Agr. Di Rapalino Enzo, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2010

  Of the various generic Barbaresco bottlings from 2010 with no indication of a specific cru, this was perhaps the single most impressive.  Deep color and expressive aromatics suggest that the wine will pack a punch on the palate, and indeed it does, with excellent depth of flavor and an alluring sweetness to the fruit.  That sweetness is key to the wine’s success because it is also quite structured, and indeed quite “masculine” in character for a Barbaresco, though firming tannins rather than oak seem to lie behind the grip in the wine’s finish.  Very impressive.