The late releases of Barbaresco 2022 put to bed two misconceptions – one regarding Barbaresco in general, and the other re vintage 2022 in particular.
The first misconception is that Barbaresco is a more gentle expression of Nebbiolo than Barolo and therefore needs less ageing. This idea arises mainly because of the production rules of Barbaresco which decree a year less ageing than Barolo before the wines can be released on the market. However, in the decades that I’ve followed the region’s wines and tasted the wines annually, I’ve never...
