巴巴莱斯科 2020 年份 – 品鉴笔记

50% Roncaglie (Barbaresco), 35% Starderi (Neive), 15% Ronchi (Barbaresco).
Youthful, just mid ruby. Lifted, sweetly spiced raspberry fruit and an elegant, complex, dry oak note. Embryonic and compact and with succulent acidity. Firm, chewy tannins and with fantastic length. Already delicious. (WS)

Aged for 12 months in French tonneaux and barriques, 10% new oak, followed by 12 months in large Gamba and Stockinger casks of Slavonian oak. ‘In 2008 we began with the gradual exchange of the large oak casks that were already used by my grandfather.’ Now their oldest oak cask is 15 years old. This wine was bottled at the beginning of June and has just been released.
Youthful, just mid ruby. Expressive, cool, sweetly perfumed red-fruit nose with a whiff of spicy new oak. Elegant, fresh raspberry fruit and with lively acidity and crunchy tannins that stick to the palate. Vibrant. (WS)

Mid ruby with bright orange tinges. Seductive oak and perfumed sour-cherry-fruit nose. Oaked, supple red-fruit palate that is easy-going and pleasant, with chewy, long tannins. Turns slightly sour on the finish. Ready now. (WS)

Just mid ruby. Sour cherry with stalky top notes. Soft, mellow cherry fruit with a bit of acidity and soft, drying tannins. Slight heat on the finish. A bit simple, but serviceable. (WS)

Pale ruby with orange tinges. Dark spice notes on a rather shy fruit nose. A light, soft but long strawberry-fruit palate with soft, chewy tannins. Pretty and a credible expression of what looks like a challenging vintage. (WS)

Mid-to-deep ruby with orange tinges. Discreet, peppery red-fruit nose with a hint of iron. Easy-going, supple fruit with soft tannins. Well made but more like a Langhe Nebbiolo and a bit of a lightweight. (WS)

Alba. Just mid ruby. Minerally, saline nose that is still a little closed. Marasca cherry fruit with firm, chewy tannins. Quite light fruit but pretty nonetheless. (WS)

Alba. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. A round, soft red-fruit nose with candied fruit hints but more complex than it sounds. Sweet, long and supple and with powdery tannins on the finish. Not enormously complex but a very inviting kind of wine. (WS)

Alba. Mid ruby with bright orange tinges. Brooding red-fruit nose with spicy, salty notes. Very compact and closed on the palate and could do with a tad more fruit to match the firm, chewy tannins. (WS)

Alba. Just mid ruby. Minerally nose with hints of iron and a suggestion of fennel seeds. Elegant, almost a little light on the palate, becoming more complex and certainly more tannic on the finish. Has the bones to age. (WS)

Alba. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Serious, deep and sweet cherry- and wild-strawberry-fruit nose, with a pinch of pinewood. Succulent fruit that is light of touch but closes up on the finish. Quite muscular, big tannins but long and aromatic at the same time. Could do with another year in bottle. (WS)