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Bel Colle Barbaresco Pajore 2020

96 POINTS! - DECANTER
96 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW
95+ POINTS! - WINE FRONT
A FINE BARBARESCO FROM THE LIMITED, WARM CRU OF PAJORE

 

"The perfume is a mix of red berry fruits underscored with dusty, ferrous tones, dried Mediterranean herbs and hints of baking spices and pan juices. It is savoury to taste as well, spice and a hint of volatility evident with dusty tannins adding structure and powdery texture, the spice re-emerging on the lingering finish. Excellence in a classic mould." - Real Review

 

"Extremely pale, with earthy strawberry, almost olive savouriness, plus bright & intense cinnamon, then on the palate you get silky tannins after a soft and elegant attack full of vibrancy that you don’t want to spit. On the finish, there is a singed touch with long, lifted persistent acidity balancing alcohol. Aged traditionally for 24 months in 45 hectolitre oak vessels." - Decanter

 

"Treiso. Here’s a fine and somewhat understated wine, which nice to see. Strawberry and raspberry, sage and mint, quite some perfume here too, along with some spice and brick dust earthiness. It’s medium-bodied, kind of earthy and more than a little saline, fresh and while not quite delicate, does have something of a Burgundy feel about it. The tannin is all pumice stone, and the finish pulls savoury and dried herbal, with no shortage of length, flickers of mint/aniseed and white pepper trailing in the aftertaste. A beautiful expression of Pajorè, and so finely wrought. Delightful." - Wine Front

 

"Pajorè is one of the most renowned crus of the Barbaresco denomination. It enjoys a consolidated reputation thanks also to the cult wines of Giovanni Moresco (now almost unobtainable), who was the first to vinify it in purity in 1967. The rows have a very steep, almost terraced layout which enhances the excellent exposure to the south, south -west . Terrains, altitudes and exposures give this Barbaresco expressions of absolute class, a classic and elegant structure, well-defined and profoundly balanced.

Ethereal, intense on the nose, with hints of spices, licorice, and floral sensations. Persistent on the palate, with persistent, austere tannins. It goes well with mature cheeses, game and roasts." - Bel Colle
 


Country:
Italy
Region:
Italy - Barbaresco
Variety:
Wine Red - Nebbiolo
Size:
750mL

$100.00