The 1995 Barbaresco Vigneto Loreto is a dark ruby/purple-colored offering with a sweet nose of cedar, Provencal herbs, chocolate, smoky, jammy, black cherry fruit, and new oak. The wine is full-bodied, rich, round, and ideal for drinking now and over the next 7-8 years. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

Subtle and elegant, this lovely red has ripe fruit, showing blackberry, cassis and plum character, with a wet earth and spice complexity. Medium-bodied, with a good tannin structure that needs a few years to soften. Best after 2002. 210 cases made.??–PM??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add