Giorgio Conterno’s 2011 Barbera Bricco is an attractive, juicy wine with lovely intensity in its fruit and terrific overall balance. Sweet red raspberries, flowers and spices flow through to the deep, resonant finish. This is a hugely delicious wine from Conterno. The Bricco is made from a parcel in Bricco Sant’ Ambrogio in Roddi. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2015.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including: de Grazia Imports; tel. (417) 732-4200; Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411; Robert Houde Wines, Elk Grove Village, IL; tel. (847) 430-3887