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2016 – a turning point for Barbaresco
Walter goes out on a limb that could be extremely exciting for Barolo's neighbour.
With the 2016 vintage, Barbaresco has catapulted itself to the very top of Italian fine wine...

Walter Speller
Wednesday 29 May 2019
• 13 min read
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