Wine due April- Book now. Produttori del Barbaresco is at the forefront of the Barbaresco producers and one of the best value wines we tasted on our recent visit to Piedmont. They have just built a new state of the art gravity fed winery and they offer exceptional value for money. Produced from the king of grape varieties- Nebbiolo. The 2007 Barbaresco offers up generous dark red fruit in an unusually flashy style for this wine. "There is wonderful up-front richness As it stands, the 2007 Barbaresco comes across as open, accessible and ready to provide considerable pleasure." 90/100 Parker. The last time we landed this wine it sold at $70!
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"The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello comes across as cool, inward and reticent. In other words, very Ovello. It is one of the most complete of these 2007s, as the freshness of the site works to counter some of the more extroverted qualities of the year. The Ovello possesses stunning depth in its fruit, expressive inner perfume and firm yet refined tannins that provide the backdrop for all of the elements to come together beautifully in the glass. The Ovello seems to combine the best qualities of the Montestefano and Montefico. The huge, building finish provides a glimpse as to what awaits those who can exercise a measure of patience. This is a stunning Barbaresco on all counts. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2032" 95/100 Parker.
“Ovello is one of the oldest crus in the lineup from the Produttori, having first been produced in the
1970 vintage, which was the second vintage in which the cooperative made single cru bottlings (after the
inaugural releases in the 1967 vintage). It is generally one of the most forward of the nine crus made by the
Produttori, and is a classic Barbaresco of ripe red and black cherry fruit at maturity, coupled with autumnal
notes, scents of road tar, curry-like spice tones and often a distinctly floral topnote. Like all of the cru
bottlings from the Produttori, the Ovello is an extremely ageworthy wine that will usually drink better at age
twenty than it will be at age ten, despite its often quite precocious and plump fruit component that makes
the wine accessible much earlier than when it peaks.” - John Gilman,View From The Cellar
Wine arrives April- Book now. "The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Montefico is all about energy and sheer power. The Montefico is quite virile, even in this vintage, with a certain austerity in the tannin that will require time in bottle to soften. Dark red fruit, leather, anise and spices are some of the notes that wrap around the insistent, pointed finish. There is plenty of nuance here, but not the early appeal of the year. This is a great showing, but readers will need to be patient. Anticipated maturity: 2017- 2029." 93/100 Parker. "“After the Asili and the Rabajà, this has consistently been the most complete and complex of the single
vineyard bottlings that I have tasted from this fine winery. As I noted above, most commentators on
Piemonte wines would rank Montestefano just a bit ahead of Montefico (though Montefi co’s reputation
is also excellent), but based on the breadth of these tastings I attended in preparation for this article, I
have to give the slight nod to Montefico for its superb elegance and complexity.While Montefi co also
lies along the Neive border, just a few hundred kilometers to the north of Montestefano, Montefi co is
the quintessentially elegant Barbaresco cru, with more perfume and a tad more breed than its powerful
neighbor to the south.” - John Gilman,View From The Cellar
Wine arrives April- Book now "The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Paje shows good fleshiness and lovely inner sweetness in a fairly approachable style. I don’t see the pedigree of the finest 2007 Riservas here. In exchange, though, readers will find a highly attractive, forward Barbaresco that will drink well right out of the gate. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022." 92/100 Parker. "“The cru of Pajè is one of the more recent additions to the Produttori’s lineup, as its inaugural
vintage was in 1982. Pajè is one of the smallest vineyards in the village, at only 2.43 hectares,
but it produces a very lovely middleweight version of Barbaresco, which many commentators
often associate with Rabajà in terms of aromatic and fl avor profiles, albeit at a less powerful and
full-bodied level. Pajè is one of the coolest microclimates amongst the crus of Barbaresco, and
consequently it is generally a bit higher in acidity than many of its neighboring crus. Consequently,
the wines typically start out quite structured from the Pajè vineyard, and it takes several years for
the inherent elegance of this cru to emerge from behind its slightly austere adolescent phase. But
the wine ages very well indeed, and at full maturity Pajè is a lovely middleweight Barbaresco of
impressive aromatic and fl avor complexity.” - John Gilman,View From The Cellar
Wine arrives April- Book now "The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo is another of the strong wines in this vintage. Rio Sordo tends to yield wines that are soft and perfumed. Those qualities are very much present in the 2007, except that the vintage has added a little more fleshiness than is typically the case. An expressive, open bouquet redolent of crushed flowers, spices and red berries leads to soft fruit in this elegant, harmonious Barbaresco. This looks to be one of the earlier maturing of the 2007 Riservas. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027+." 93/100 Parker. “Of all the crus bottled by the Produttori del Barbaresco, the Rio Sordo bottling is probably the most rustic
(in a good sense) in terms of its aromatics and fl avor profile.There is more of a game bird aspect to mature
Rio Sordo, often coupled to autumnal notes, smoke, porcini and plenty of red fruit and herb tones. Of all
of the crus, this is the one that really cries out to be served with roasted meats, preferably on a cold, damp
autumnal or winter evening.The Produttori’s Rio Sordo is certainly a complete and very captivating bottle
of Barbaresco, with its “noble rusticity” very, very enjoyable when set in the proper context, and I fi nd this
one of the most underrated crus in their fi ne lineup.” - John Gilman,View From The Cellar
Includes 2 btls of the standard Barberesco ( $44.99/btl ) and 1 btl each of the four single vineyards wines above ( 469.99/btl ) Wine due April- Book now
Nicholas Brown, wine maker par excellence at Black Estate will present a fascinating tasting of the riesling grape variety. We will be tasting three vintages of his superb Waipara riesling along side some of the greatest riesling producers from germany including Loosen, Donhoff and Fritz Haag. If you love the transparency and complexity of this noble variety like we do this is a tasting not to be missed. The Date is Monday March 12th at 6.30pm, 114 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell. Places reserved on receipt of payment
