Barbaresco 2014: Top wines and vintage review
Stephen Brooks recommends four Barbarescos from a tricky vintage...
Here you can find our guide to Piedmont vintages and associated content on Barolo and Barbaresco.
Stephen Brooks recommends four Barbarescos from a tricky vintage...
Stephen Brook's vintage report and top wines...
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2008 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Another 2008 vintage saved by an Indian summer. Expect intense flavours but a more elegant structure than last year.
2007 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Lengthy ripening season produced well-structured, aromatic wines with plentiful but ripe, velvety tannins.
2006 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The vintage is expected to show a classic, good structure...
2005 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Climate conditions have been erratic with many producers saying it's been a tough and difficult vintage.
Barbaresco producers have become used to living in the shadow of their counterparts in Barolo. Yet tasting the latest releases, TOM MARESCA senses a case of role reversal
2004 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Well balanced wines with ripe fruit.
2003 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Deep, bold reds with high levels of alcohol and in the best cases balanced with ripe fruit.
2002 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An average year, the best of which will be a relatively elegant style of Barolo and Barbaresco .
2001 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Lovely, ripe whites with good concentration and reds with excellent aging potential.
1998 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The third great vintage in a row.
1997 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An outstanding vintage which produced superbly ripe wines for mid-term ageing.
1996 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A troublesome vintage, though the top growers still managed to produce some excellent wines.
1995 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An over-hyped vintage at the time, the wines now seem lacking in fruit.