TN: Eight 2016 Barbarescos tasted blind

[John_Morris]

Indeed.

I’ll be sure to cite tonic brands in the future.

[David_Bu3ker]

If it’s Fever Tree I will buy cases of the wine!

[John_Morris]

De Forville normale $35
I was a bit rushed when I first opened these and didn’t screen them carefully enough for corkiness. This wine had a good dose of it. It’s a pity because it seemed that there was a very solid, balanced wine with good concentration beneath the TCA. Their '16 nebbiolo is killer stuff, too. Sigh.

I picked up another bottle of this and shared it with friends over dinner on Monday. Without TCA, it’s a nice, fairly concentrated wine, with good balance. I’m sorry I didn’t have any leftover to sample later. Based on the pop-and-pour treatment with dinner, I’d rate it a bit below in the top tier in the group we tasted. Still, at $30 at Whole Foods on Columbus, it’s a great value. Now I’m really looking forward to the Loreta cru bottling, which apparently isn’t available yet here.

[Kurt_L]

the 16 cigliuti serraboella is on wine.com for around $43/btl if you use promo codes. Only in the midwest warehouse though.

[David_Bu3ker]

Sottimano – Pajoré (Treiso) $60
Beautiful, complex nose, with just a touch of oak emerging with air. (After a relatively long/traditional 25-day maceration, the wine ages 24 months in Francois Freres barriques, 15% new.) This was pretty reserved at first, and a little lighter in body than some, but beautifully balanced. The oak didn’t interfere with the nebbiolo character. Fairly tannic on the finish, but balanced.

I opened the Basarin last night. Delicious stuff.

[A.Altman]

Had the ‘16 La Ca Nova Montefico a couple of weeks back. After a few hours of air it was brilliant but still not showing all its cards. Great energy and pixelated black cherry fruit with underpinnings of licorice and mint. A truly great value in the vintage.