The 2023 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco is once again one of the best buys in the appellation and one of Piedmont's best values. Founded in 1958, Produttori brings together more than 50 growers farming roughly 120 hectares of Nebbiolo in Barbaresco, giving the winery access to an extraordinary collection of vineyards across the appellation. The regular Barbaresco is the estate's historic heart, blending fruit from these different sites and aging it traditionally in large oak casks for around 20 months. The 2023 vintage produced a more elegant, medium-bodied style, with beautiful perfume, bright red cherry, rose, spice, and subtle earthy notes carried by fresh acidity and refined tannins. It may not have the sheer power of some warmer vintages, but it has exceptional balance and transparency and should be particularly enjoyable in its youth. This is classic Nebbiolo with real pedigree, structure and a genuine sense of place, yet it remains priced far below many wines of comparable quality. Produttori continues to set the benchmark for what a great cooperative can achieve, and year after year this remains one of the safest and smartest buys in Barbaresco.
Antonio Galloni 92 points! "The 2023 Barbaresco is soft, open-knit and very easy to like. In 2023, the Produttori's straight Barbaresco will drink well right out of the gate. Supple tannins wrap it all together. Sweet red cherry, fruit, spice, rose petal, blood orange, new leather, cedar and pipe tobacco open with a bit of coaxing. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this jewel of a wine."
2023 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
2023 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
The 2023 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco is once again one of the best buys in the appellation and one of Piedmont's best values. Founded in 1958, Produttori brings together more than 50 growers farming roughly 120 hectares of Nebbiolo in Barbaresco, giving the winery access to an extraordinary collection of vineyards across the appellation. The regular Barbaresco is the estate's historic heart, blending fruit from these different sites and aging it traditionally in large oak casks for around 20 months. The 2023 vintage produced a more elegant, medium-bodied style, with beautiful perfume, bright red cherry, rose, spice, and subtle earthy notes carried by fresh acidity and refined tannins. It may not have the sheer power of some warmer vintages, but it has exceptional balance and transparency and should be particularly enjoyable in its youth. This is classic Nebbiolo with real pedigree, structure and a genuine sense of place, yet it remains priced far below many wines of comparable quality. Produttori continues to set the benchmark for what a great cooperative can achieve, and year after year this remains one of the safest and smartest buys in Barbaresco.
Antonio Galloni 92 points! "The 2023 Barbaresco is soft, open-knit and very easy to like. In 2023, the Produttori's straight Barbaresco will drink well right out of the gate. Supple tannins wrap it all together. Sweet red cherry, fruit, spice, rose petal, blood orange, new leather, cedar and pipe tobacco open with a bit of coaxing. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this jewel of a wine."
