Cascina delle Rose Barbaresco Rio Sordo 2009

Red
Barbaresco, Italy
7.6
WineSaint

Dense and brooding, this Rio Sordo demands patience. Dark cherry and graphite emerge slowly, wrapped in firm tannins that grip the palate. Cedar and dried herbs build on the finish, revealing the wine's serious structure. More austere than typical for the vineyard, but the concentration suggests rewarding evolution ahead. Drink 2016-2029.

dark cherrygraphitecedardried herbs
Label

Cascina delle Rose

Small Barbaresco estate run by the Giovannini-Bianco family in Tre Stelle, Rio Sordo, and Marcorino. Known for single-vineyard Barbarescos alongside Dolcetto, Barbera, and Langhe Nebbiolo.