Azienda Agricola Varaldo Barbaresco Sori Loreto

medium burgundy brown, medium clarity, brownish hue Nose: plum, black cherry, cigar, tobacco, rose petals, orange rind, chocolate, earth, dirt, minerals, oak Pal: plum, black cherry, leather, cigar, tobacco, roses, orange rind, dark chocolate, silver, earth, dirt, clove, cola, minerals, fine tannins, oak Feel: medium, full, savory, acidic Finish: long T9

Nice surprise, fully integrated but still quite lively

Drinking wonderfully now. Hints of menthol, clove and tar with rich mouthfeel, black cherry fruit and good acidity. The oak influence is subdued and seems well balanced.

Great Barbaresco from a great year. Grand, tart fruit with a cool, cinnamon spicy twist. Might get better, but why wait.

tannish plum brownish red, medium clarity, amber hue Nose: smoked raspberries, earth, orange rind, clove, white pepper, apple skin, vanilla, oak, hot Pal: smoked raspberries, earth, orange rind, clove, cigars, black pepper, oak, tannins, woody, some complexity Feel: medium, savory, nebbiolo tang Finish: long T9C10

Full review: http://atasteforwine.blogspot.com/2011/08/2004-varaldo-barbaresco-sori-loreto.html

plum red, medium clarity, brown tones, tan hue Nose: burnt cherries, leather, chalk, milk chocolate Pal: burnt cherries, orange peel, earth, leather, milk chocolate, tobacco, savory, oak, complex Feel: medium, tannic Finish: medium, long TC9