Barbaresco Basarin 2004

Angelo Negro (Italy)

Barbaresco (Piedmont)

Nebbiolo
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Barbaresco Basarin shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas which start with hints of cherry, plum and violet followed by aromas of cyclamen, raspberry, rose, blueberry, vanilla, tobacco, licorice, cocoa and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and pleasing crispness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and blueberry. Barbaresco Basarin ages for 18 months in cask followed by 6 months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Game, Roasted meat, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 51, April 2007

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