Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Ovello Riserva 2016 (750ml)
Price: $75.00
| Producer | Produttori del Barbaresco |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 1557271 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 97+ Points
The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello is the most severe and angular of these wines. It will appeal most to die-hard classicists. Chalk white pepper mint and sweet red cherry fruit all grace this chiseled beautifully translucent Barbaresco. As always the Ovello needs a number of years in bottle to reveal its charms which in 2016 are many. It is a positively stellar wine in every way.
vWine Advocate: 96 Points
With exactly 16090 bottles made the Produttori del Barbaresco 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello is another stellar experience in this series of nine single-vineyard Riserva wines from Barbaresco's most successful wine cooperative. The Ovello is quite sharp and defined in terms of its aromas of wild cherry dried violet and powdered licorice. Those mineral tones are very clear in this classic vintage. However the Ovello finishes on a slightly softer note (compared to the Pajè) with a finer and more approachable tannin. The blended fruit for this cru is supplied by the Audasso Cavallo Cravanzola Gonella Grasso Maffei Odore Sarotto Unio Vacca and Varaldo families.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Opulent this red combines cherry plum tar and tobacco flavors with a round profile. Menthol and wild herb accents emerge as do the muscular tannins on the finish. Overall this is balanced and built for the long haul. Best from 2025 through 2043. ?B.S.
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