Barbaresco 2017 – refinement after confinement

View from Tre Stelle towards Barbaresco with the crus of Martinenga and Rabajà in the distance.

Walter's view from Tre Stelle towards Barbaresco and with the crus of Martinenga and Rabajà in the distance illustrates this collection of 67 tasting notes on 2017 Barbarescos grouped, as always, geographically. This follows on from his even more comprehensive review of 2016 Barolo.

17 August 2020 Now with the addition of Fletcher's Recta Pete 2017 bottling.

13 August 2020 My report on 2017 Barbaresco, now in front of you, comes much delayed due to COVID-19. Normally, I taste the new vintage in May, a time when I feel the wines are showing their best, before they go into...