2000 Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva
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The 2000 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is a deeper, darker wine. Sweet balsamic notes add complexity to a dark core of fruit as the Montestefano opens up. It shows gorgeous mid-palate sweetness, plenty of depth and a round, sensual personality with quite a bit more power than the Montefico. The Montestefano repeatedly showed poorly when it was first released. Today, that once awkward wine has grown into a beautiful Barbaresco.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2000 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is a deeper, darker wine. Sweet balsamic notes add complexity to a dark core of fruit as the Montestefano opens up. It shows gorgeous mid-palate sweetness, plenty of depth and a round, sensual personality with quite a bit more power than the Montefico. The Montestefano repeatedly showed poorly when it was first released. Today, that once awkward wine has grown into a beautiful Barbaresco. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2020. I didn’t buy the 2000 vintage heavily at Produttori, but these two bottles, from my cellar, are beautiful. Both Barbareschi come from the part of the village that faces Neive, yet are totally different in character.
Medium red. Superripe aromas of liqueur-like red fruits; shows a roasted quality that reminded me of a Southern Rhone wine. Rich, thick and liqueur-like, but not particularly sweet. Seems a bit warm with alcohol. A very powerful Barbaresco that tastes like a wine from grapes harvested very late.
The 2000 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is a deeper, darker wine. Sweet balsamic notes add complexity to a dark core of fruit as the Montestefano opens up. It shows gorgeous mid-palate sweetness, plenty of depth and a round, sensual personality with quite a bit more power than the Montefico. The Montestefano repeatedly showed poorly when it was first released. Today, that once awkward wine has grown into a beautiful Barbaresco. May 2011, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2011-2020
About the producer
Produttori del Barbaresco is one of the world’s finest wine cooperatives, famed for crafting beautiful wines at very reasonable prices. With a heritage dating back over five decades, it rivals Piedmont’s top estates and is celebrated for producing truly magnificent Nebbiolo.