(this tiny ~

all wrapped in a linear finish where the supporting tannins appear to be riper

Tasted from a bottle from my personal cellar

vibrant and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors are notably less refined but more powerful while exhibiting fine length on the compact

Soft reduction shaves the top notes from the nose of mostly white orchard fruit

Francesco Versio, Barbaresco other_regions_italy (this tiny ~Neive. Tasted blind. Deep, lustrous ruby. Deep, aromatic cherry fruit nose and plenty of fragrant sweet cherry on the palate. Very embryonic and long and with lots of chewy tannins and succulent acidity. Concentrated and yet elegantly built. (WS)