2001 Barbaresco DOCG Riserva, Piedmont, Italy

Spicy nose, partly dried and partly preserved red berries, partly dried floral notes, light medicinal herbs, earthy traces and some licorice. Red fruit on the palate, earthy notes and some old oak, fairly prominent and very fine tannins, good persistence, quite full-bodied and creamy, has some depth, hint of tobacco, very good finish.

Best to drink: Bis 2013+. What our ratings mean