De Forville, Barbaresco

This is in a great spot. Clearly mature, with a nose that is full of dark fruit. Palate has a mineral backbone with that rich nebbiolo fruit wrapped around it, along with good acidity and modest tannins. Probably should be drunk in the next year or two.

Improving with age. Beautiful balance, light fruit with earthiness.

- Medium body with a medium finish - Decanted for about 30 minutes. Very clean and fairly light red berry flavors. Very enjoyable and worked well with pork ragu and tomato sauce.

Nebbiolo. Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaressco. A medicinal oak and earth aroma with a hint of sweetness & fruit. Right out of the bottle: quite stringent/bold (but I like it), med/Full body wood/earth with a nice medium acidic finish. I like the medium finish with a little sweetness (without being forward) and slight leather texture. I beginning to think that I really like Nebbiolo and/or maybe just Barbaresco. I will let this wine sit an hour or so -- before I …

Nebbiolo. Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco Appellation. Darker Red Garnett Color. Stark Vanilla aroma with hint banana. Med body predominant oak and sweetness. Medium lingering, dry tannin with a fine soil texture and medium finish. Nicely balance acidity. I like the simplicity of this balanced fruit/oak wine and tannin. I think it's nice table wine as a dinner-with-friends gift.

good but not remarkable