The 2005 Barbaresco Vigneto Loreto reveals greater richness and density than the Barbaresco in its ripe red fruit, licorice, menthol, flowers and spices. This soft-textured, generous wine offers outstanding length in a caressing style. Today it comes across as slightly more linear and delicate than the muscular Bric Ronchi. The Vigneto Loreto was aged exclusively in cask. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2017. Proprietor Angelo Rocca makes some of the most friendly, fruit-driven wines in Barbaresco. 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

Ripe red fruit aromas, such as plum and blackberry, follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Tarry. A little mouthpuckering now. Best after 2012. 250 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add