Sottimano, Barbaresco Fausoni Size:6x750ml warm plums and cedar chest

warm plums and cedar chest with touches of tobacco

In 2016 this was more Vosne in style but in 2015 it’s clearly a Nuits villages but one with a certain refinement

expansive aromas of raspberry and blackberry

Château Rayas regularly hold wines back until they feel they’re ready to drink

you should be enjoying this now and over the next 5 years or so

Sottimano, Barbaresco Fausoni Size:6x750ml warm plums and cedar chestPlum and cherry fruit is accented by licorice, leather and tar notes in this tightly wound red. The tannins are on the severe side today, yet this finds equilibrium in the end. Best from 2023 through 2043. 450 cases made, 200 cases imported. BS