Marchesi di Gresy, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) Nebbiolo “Martinenga” 2020 ($70, Dalla Terra)

The 2020 Marchesi di Gresy Martinenga Barbaresco is an appealing and complex Nebbiolo. It shows the quality and nuance of the 2020 vintage. Layers of black cherry and raspberry fruits are underlain by hints of dried rose, tobacco, tar, smoke and spice. The flavors are rich and ripe, with fresh and dried red fruits backed by both rustic hints of tar and earth as well as elegant potpourri, smoke, sandalwood and spice tones. This is a balanced and refined Barbaresco that can age well for another decade and beyond.
92 Wayne Belding