Cascina Baricchi Quindicianni Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy 2008 Piccini plus about 12% still Pinot

plus about 12% still Pinot from Vertus

Supple and full-bodied with sleek and fine tannins

creamy mousse

stewed apple

Aromatically the wine has bursting notes of crunchy Asian pears

Cascina Baricchi Quindicianni Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy 2008 Piccini plus about 12% still PinotThe 2008 Barbaresco Riserva Quindicianni is another rich, imposing wine from Baricchi. Black fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, menthol and incense are all amplified in this potent, brooding wine. Here, too, readers will have to be patient. Alternatively, the 2008 needs a ton of air. It's a big wine that will thrill readers with classically leaning palates. I loved it all three times I tasted it. 96 Pts Vinous