The estate’s 2005 Barbaresco Sori Burdin is a darker and more brooding wine than the Barbaresco. A generous, expansive wine, it flows with layers of dark fruit, smoke, tar, licorice and sweet toasted oak. The tannins are firm, but beautifully integrated in this very pleasing wine from Fontanabianca. It is a commendable effort. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.
Proprietor Aldo Pola has made remarkable strides in recent years. The use of new French oak has come down quite a bit, and as a result the wines show much more varietal character than has been the case in the past. These are the finest wines he has made to date.
Importer: Premium Brands, Forest Hills, NY; tel. (718) 263-4094