Italy, Piedmont, Barbaresco @ Corkscore

2021 Cascina Luisin Rabajà Barbaresco DOCG

2025-05-24T12:33:29Z

93 points - Delicate spicy, floral aromas. Similarly elegant on the palate, tannins soft and pleasant without being too firm. Pretty style. Some cassis like notes, cherry.

Tasted on Sat, May 24, 2025.

2019 Fontanafredda Barbaresco DOCG Roca Della Selva

2024-04-29T10:31:13Z

94 points - Medium purple red. Beautifully fragrant and medium bodied, tannins polished, raspberry and cherries driving the lithe phenolics. Very good.

Tasted on Mon, Apr 29, 2024.

2016 Rivetti Massimo Serraboella Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2023-06-25T16:00:12Z

96 points - Medium red. Complex fine herb nose of chinotto, fernet. Well developed, Fine tannins still gripping a bit. Complexity and finesse. A cracker at its peak.

Tasted on Sun, Jun 25, 2023.

2016 Rivetti Massimo Serraboella Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2023-06-25T16:01:24Z

96 points - Alluring nose of dried flowers and bitter spices. Amazing flavour, arresting even. Fruit is present, up front, detailed with rose and barnyard characters. Medium bodied with beautiful structure. Chinotto like, medicinal herb notes, florals. Complex and lengthy, yet fleet and finessed.

Tasted on Sun, Jun 25, 2023.

2020 Luigi Giordano Montestefano Barbaresco DOCG

2023-06-24T19:12:15Z

95 points - Surprisingly advanced in colour, brick in tone. Dried floral, dried herb, mint and spice on the nose. Plush, some phenolic structure, gentle and velvetty. Very pretty, feminine yet with good and gentle grip.

Tasted on Sat, Jun 24, 2023.

2020 Luigi Giordano Montestefano Barbaresco DOCG

2023-06-24T19:09:13Z

95 points - Medium light red brown. Nose shows some tar and cherries. A bit of chinotto. The palate structure is light, extremely well balanced, almost spring water but with fine tannins. Drinking superbly for such a young Nebbiolo.

Tasted on Sat, Jun 24, 2023.

2004 Produttori del Barbaresco Rio Sordo Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2022-06-26T11:41:45Z

93 points - Unfiltered brick red. Very savoury, spiced, meaty aromas. Medium bodied, nice intensity, aged notes, very savoury. Beautifully integrated.

Tasted on Sun, Jun 26, 2022.

2001 Produttori del Barbaresco Pora Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2022-05-06T10:47:23Z

92 points - Mid brick red. Slightly restrained on the nose. Aged and hidden, spicy, tomato concasse. Aged, slightly drying out, good structure. Drink up.

Tasted on Fri, May 6, 2022.

1999 Produttori del Barbaresco Pora Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2021-08-01T11:05:16Z

94 points - Brown with a red tint. One could mistake it for some aged tawny going on the colour. The nose brings it straight back to aged Nebbiolo: intensely concentrated dried herbs, medicinal chartreuse / fernet branca. Beguiling. Palate medium bodied but packing a punch of the dried herbs and tar spectrum. Definitely drink up, this is fully mature. Later in the evening: deteriorated. Drink up. Open without decanting, pour and drink straight away. It loses the aromatic perfume pretty quickly.

Tasted on Sat, Jul 31, 2021.

1999 Produttori del Barbaresco Pora Barbaresco Riserva DOCG

2021-07-31T11:13:24Z

88 points - Brick, medium red, very aged. Somewhat oxidative on the nose, seems to have deteriorated after opening. Mushroomy, savoury, dried medicinal herb aromas. Savoury on the palate, good intensity, saline if a little oxidative, aged furniture flavours, hints of nuts.

Tasted on Sat, Jul 31, 2021.