Barbaresco Wines

Barbaresco Red Wines
For a long time, people looked past Barbaresco in their wine adventures in favor of its more popular brother, Barolo. In some ways, it was seen as a second-class wine, not worthy of the praise Barolo producers were basking in. Today, however, things are different, thanks in no small part to the hard work and passion of a new generation of winemakers. With improved agricultural methods, these visionaries have lit the torch and placed Barbaresco as a worthy counterpart and rival to the famed Barolo.
Let the fine, seductive scents of red berries, leather and violet carry you away as the wine gently unfolds in the glass. Where Barolo relies on power and immense aging potential, Barbaresco wines are more approachable, with a playful, lively energy to them. Less force, more finesse, a scalpel instead of a hammer. The full potential of Nebbiolo as a varietal is seen in the subtleties of a fine Barbaresco. Each sampling is like a conversation with a very knowledgeable and charismatic partner, thanks to the clarity with which the wine expresses its home terroir.
Picture a large family gathering, with hearty, lovingly prepared food and many generations of cousins and siblings. The kids are being loud as usual, and after a couple of glasses, the adults are no different, laughing and having a wonderful time. Enjoy a fun, exciting meal with your loved ones, or impress a table full of well-educated wine lovers with a touch of Italian finesse, perhaps paired with some tasteful cheese or roast beef.
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1990 Gaja Barbaresco96RPGaja’s 1990 Barbaresco shows an unbelievable level of youthfulness that absolutely defies the effects of time. Blackberry, cherry and plum are miraculously intact and immacul..." Learn MoreAs low as $670.00
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1995 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano95AGOne of the real surprises of the evening, the 1995 Barbaresco Santo Stefano is fabulous. A classic bouquet of sweet rose petal, mint, hard candy and red cherry is super-alluring. T..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $495.00
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1996 Ceretto Barbaresco Faset93WEThe purest of Piedmont fruit bombs, with a body that just won't quit. Full, youthful grapey aromas are followed by tannins so fine and dense they can only be described as beautiful..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $135.00
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1999 Gaja Barbaresco95AGGaja's 1999 Barbaresco is quite pretty. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries, licorice and dried herbs are some of the many nuances that are woven together in the glass. Soft, si..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $450.00
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2000 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo97WSSerious dark color, with meaty, earthy aromas that blow off to ultraripe and exotic fruit. Fresh truffles and porcini. Almost Port-like in the end. Full-bodied, with masses of velv..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $575.00
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2000 La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano93WSShows the essence of Nebbiolo fruit, with freshly cut plum, flowers and a hint of orange peel. Full-bodied, with lovely, silky tannins and a soft, superrich finish. Luscious and ri..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $160.00
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2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili96+AGThings kicked up several notches with a flight of Barbareschis from the famed Asili vineyard. Asili is in the village of Barbaresco, where the wines are generally more feminine tha..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $495.00
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2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano94+AGI am shocked (pleasantly, I must say), by how closed the 2001 Barbaresco Santo Stefano is. Powerful, tightly wound and totally closed down, the 2001 exudes class. Orange rind, toba..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $365.00
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2004 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja98AGThe 2004 Barbaresco Rabajà is a total head-turner. In this tasting, its only competition is the Asili Red Label. Even so, the Rabajà is an absolutely captivating, viv..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $449.00
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2004 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo98AGThe 2004 Sorì San Lorenzo is incredibly sensual and layered in this vintage, almost uncharacteristically so. With time in the glass, some of the more typical brooding notes ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $599.00
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2004 Gaja Barbaresco Sori Tildin97AGOne of the biggest surprises in this tasting, the 2004 Sorì Tildìn comes across as imposing and massively structured, with shades of pure power that are more typical ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $479.00
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2006 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi95WEPurchased by the Gaja family in 1967, the Costa Russi vineyard produces elegant expressions of Nebbiolo with beautifully saturated, sun-drenched flavors. Indeed, this vintage shows..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $479.00
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2007 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi98AGThe 2007 Langhe Costa Russi combines richness and focus to a degree that has seldom been seen here. This insanely beautiful wine boasts a breathtaking bouquet, explosive, generous ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $419.00
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2008 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo96AGThe 2008 Sorì San Lorenzo is an especially dark, imposing wine. Here the flavors are inward and brooding, with massive intensity and a sense of structure that was not appare..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $445.00
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2010 Gaja Barbaresco95WEGaja's classic Barbaresco is gorgeous in 2010, showing an intense perfume of violet, earth and ripe red fruits punctuated by balsamic notes. The palate delivers rich wild cherry no..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $330.00
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2010 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo98RPA banner wine for Gaja, the 2010 Sori San Lorenzo brings the infinite and ethereal aromas associated with Nebbiolo into startling focus and clarity. Again, like the Sori Tildin, th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $559.00
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2011 Gaja Barbaresco95JSExtremely perfumed with roses, dark berries, ash, asphalt, and sliced plums. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and a juicy, savory finish. Orange and lemon peel undertones. Gorgeous fi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $275.00
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2011 Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje98+AGJust bottled, the 2011 Barbaresco Crichët Pajè is unbelievably refined. Sweet red cherry, rosewater, mint, dried flowers, pine and kirsch give the 2011 an upper registe..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,050.00
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2012 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco93RPMost of Produttori del Barbaresco's production is dedicated to their so-called base wine (which enjoy a very strong following throughout the wine world). The 2012 Barbaresco is a b..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $165.00
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2014 Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje97VMThe 2014 Barbaresco Crichët Pajè is an absolutely exquisite wine that shows how compelling this vintage is in Barbaresco. Fresh, vibrant and wonderfully deep, the 2014 ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,249.00
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2015 Cascina Baricchi Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse96AGThe 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse is one of the most distinctive wines in all of Piedmont. It emerges from a tiny parcel in Neive first planted in 1913 with the Rose c..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $67.99
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2016 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja97JSThis is a very sexy, soft Barbaresco with chocolate, earth and pure fruit, from strawberries to cherries. Medium -o full-bodied with elegant tannins that give form to this wine. It..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $320.00
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2016 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi98+JDThe 2016 Barbaresco Costa Russi is a more floral, sappy Barbaresco, offering textbook notes of black cherries, rose petals, sappy herbs, and violets. It's one of the more vibrant, ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $599.00
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2016 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo100W&SIn 2004, the Gaja family began an intensive program to improve their vineyards, implementing organic composting, taking steps to increase biodiversity, and modifying the pruning sy..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $679.00