Cigliuti Vie Erte, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2018 Red Burgundy but it’s going to warrant

but it’s going to warrant 2-4 years of bottle age

representing the cream of the crop

An elegant and charming vintage

It shows pretty much like the sample I tasted 12 months ago

40% Mourvèdre

Cigliuti Vie Erte, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2018 Red Burgundy but it’s going to warrantThe fruit comes from 40 year old vines located in the Bricco di Nieve vineyard of Barbaresco. Elegant, yet quietly powerful in its expression, red cherry, roses, rhubarb, smoke, and alpine strawberries. In the glass, an underlying depth of leather, chocolate truffle, vanilla, and the required acid and tannins that make Nebbiolo the world class are all present. Cigliuti is a small producer to keep an eye on. "The 2018 Barbaresco Bricco di Neive Vie