Reviews
96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
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The Basarin vineyard was badly damaged by hail in April 2017, but we have this beautiful vintage to focus on instead. The Sottimano 2016 Barbaresco Basarin is a contained and elegant expression with sharp intensity and defined aromas. You get wild fruit, spice, balsam herb and crushed mineral, all pretty much in equal measure. The wine flexes its muscle, adding volume and weight with each swirl of the glass. It shows energy and fluid movements. Sottimano farms a three-hectare plot in Basarin, in Neive but near the border with Treiso, with 50- to 60-year-old vines. Some 5,000 bottles were made. There is a wholeness to this vintage that you don't get in 2017.
93+ Vinous -
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The 2016 Barbaresco Basarin is elegant, perfumed and gracious. Sweet dark cherry, lavender, spice and mint all grace this nuanced, understated Barbaresco from Sottimano. The Basarin shows a decidedly aromatic, finessed expression of Neive. The 2016 has shut down a bit since I tasted it last year, but that should not be an issue, as it won't be released until 2020.
Technical Details
- BlendNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- AppellationBarbaresco
- Farming MethodOrganic Practices
- Alcohol14.5%
Sottimano Barbaresco Basarin 2016
Other Reds | Italy
WA96, VN93+
Organic Practices
22% off retail!
Too late, we are SOLD OUT!
WA96 from one of our all time favorite Barbaresco producers from a vintage that will live in infamy. It really is tough to go wrong here. Just a couple of cases for you lovely First Bottlers. BRAVO Sottimano!
About the Producer
Andrea Sottimano and his father Rino produce wines of outstanding quality from thirteen hectares in the Cotta, Curra, Fausoni, Pajore and Basarin crus in the Treiso and Neive townships.