2021 | Montaribaldi Barbaresco "Sorì" | Piedmont | Italy

A cru Barbaresco from a respected grower — Montaribaldi's "Sorì," elegant and perfumed Nebbiolo.

Montaribaldi is a family estate in Barbaresco, and "Sorì" (Piedmontese for a prime, sun-facing slope) is a cru bottling of 100% Nebbiolo. Barbaresco is Barolo's more perfumed, elegant sibling, and this shows it beautifully: rose, red cherry and spice over fine, silky tannins — refined, aromatic Nebbiolo that drinks well earlier yet ages gracefully.

A cru Barbaresco is Nebbiolo at its most elegant. Barbaresco grower, single sorì slope, Nebbiolo → rose, red cherry, silky → you're drinking refined, perfumed Nebbiolo.

• Nebbiolo
• Barbaresco "Sorì" — Piedmont, Italy
• Montaribaldi
• Single-slope cru · elegant style

Red cherry, raspberry and dried rose over spice, licorice and forest floor with fine, silky tannins, bright acidity and a long, perfumed finish. Translation: a refined, perfumed Barbaresco — red fruit and dried rose with spice and earth over silky, fine tannins. Aromatic and elegant; Nebbiolo's graceful side.

A cru Barbaresco. Exactly the bottle for pasta with ragù, roast poultry, veal, or mushroom dishes.