Colin Hay über:
Barbaresco Bernadot
-- Colin Hay: Quite simply, this is a lovely wine, impressively dark and concentrated at the core for a Barbaresco, but with all the delicacy and elegance one hopes for from this top Barbaresco MGA. Slightly earthy, with a crushed stone and baked clay minerality, sandalwood and cedar notes too. A little smoke too, but none of this detracts from the star of the show here – the intense, pure, concentrated crushed cherry and berry fruit. There’s a hint of plum flesh too. The impressive density and compactness reminds one constantly of the quality of this vintage. There is great complexity too, with lavender, blood orange, sundried tomatoes, green tea, verbena, and a subtle hint of warn leather. In the mouth this is limpid, fresh, fluid but again compact. White chocolate and lavender notes join the party, alongside crushed violets and pressed rose petals. The fruits clings tightly to a well-defined spine. Overall, this is dark, cool with a subtle austerity to it. Fresh and sapid on the finish. 95/100
