Lovely fragrances of cinnamon, nutmeg, red cherry and lilac introduce the wine, with transparency and freshness which overflows onto the palate. It sports quite a serious backbone of dry, chalky tannins with supple fruit to smooth out the edges. Balanced and flavourful, it has appetising savoury length. Produced since 1988, when the family stopped supplying grapes to the Produttori del Barbaresco. As there will be no Riserva bottling in 2022, the old 1957 plantings are blended here. (MM)