Sottimano
Currá Barbaresco Nebbiolo
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Popped and poured; consumed over six day and best after day four. The 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco, Currá pours a garnet color with a translucent core. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, bright red cherry fruit, pomegranate, cranberry, cumin, spiced Middle Eastern meat, tar, roses, oiled leather baseball glove, gun powder (never pulled that before), dried earth, dry green herbs, and some tobacco. On the palate, the wine is dry with extremely high tannin (Day 1 was rip your face off distracting and the most I have experienced from Barbaresco) acid is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. Medium+ alcohol. Super duper long, savory mineral finish. A “legend” in the making. Drink from 2026 through 2066+.
Popped and poured; consumed over six day and best after day four. The 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco, Currá pours a garnet color with a translucent core. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, bright red cherry fruit, pomegranate, cranberry, cumin, spiced Middle Eastern meat, tar, roses, oiled leather baseball glove, gun powder (never pulled that before), dried earth, dry green herbs, and some tobacco. On the palate, the wine is dry with extremely high tannin (Day 1 was rip your face off distracting and the most I have experienced from Barbaresco) acid is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. Medium+ alcohol. Super duper long, savory mineral finish. A “legend” in the making. Drink from 2026 through 2066+.
Jul 15th, 2023
This wine has a pale ruby hue trending towards garnet with pronounced aromatic intensity of morello cherry, wild strawberry, pomegranate, black licorice, fennel, rose, morel mushroom, nutmeg, star anise, vanilla bean, clove, and tobacco nutmeg notes.
The flavors are consistent with the nose. This wine is dry, with medium(+) acidity and high, chalky tannins, high alcohol, and a long, elegant finish.
Talk about an iron fist in a velvet glove! We’re loving it! 🥂
This wine has a pale ruby hue trending towards garnet with pronounced aromatic intensity of morello cherry, wild strawberry, pomegranate, black licorice, fennel, rose, morel mushroom, nutmeg, star anise, vanilla bean, clove, and tobacco nutmeg notes.
The flavors are consistent with the nose. This wine is dry, with medium(+) acidity and high, chalky tannins, high alcohol, and a long, elegant finish.
Talk about an iron fist in a velvet glove! We’re loving it! 🥂
