Elegant Barbaresco with flavours of cranberry, blueberry, violets and cherry pie. Still young with grippy tannins 

This award-winning Barbaresco offers elegant flavours of red fruits as well as powerful tannins. It spent two years ageing in oak, but all the nuanced aromas of Nebbiolo are still bright and fresh. 2016 was possibly the best year for Nebbiolo in Langhe in the last decade. This vintage by Paolo Demarie has received the Decanter Silver Medal, not to mention glowing reviews by top wine experts like James Suckling and Jancis Robinson.

Tasting notes

Medium garnet colour. Vivid aromas of cranberry, blueberry and violet flower, underpinned by notes of dark chocolate. Thanks to its development in oak and bottle, this Barbaresco offers tastes of sweet pastry and blueberry conserve. Lots of fresh acidity and visible tannins suggest that this wine will continue to develop and improve for years.

Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 - Silver Medal (2016 vintage) | Wine Enthusiast - 92 points (2016 vintage) | Jancis Robinson - 15.5 / 20 points (2016 vintage) | James Suckling - 92 points (2016 vintage) | I Vini di Veronelli - 2 stars (2016 vintage)

Old-vine Barbaresco with flavours of dried rose, liquorice, leather and tobacco.

As seen in The Independent: this wine was selected as an Indy Best Buy product in the best organic wines range (2017 vintage).

Barbaresco DOCG is one of Italy’s greatest red wines, and this UK-exclusive is an excellent example. It was awarded a remarkable 94 points by Wine Enthusiast – and for good reason. Grapes are grown in the old vineyard L’Ciaciaret, in the Gallina MGA (cru) in the municipality of Neive. Gallina is one of the most valuable crus in the Neive area, and is listed on Renato Ratti’s historic map of Barbaresco cru-vineyards. In 2014, the winery and the Francone vineyard were listed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Only 3,000 bottles of this Barbaresco are produced per year, making this a seriously exclusive wine. We recommend buying now if you want to taste it.

Sustainable winemaking

Grapes are harvested by hand in the first part of October (usually around the 10th of the month). After fermentation and 14 days of maceration on the skins, the wine is matured for 18 months in French oak casks, and refined further in bottle.

This sustainable Barbaresco wine is produced following the “Green Experience” system. This is a set of rules for eco-friendly grape-growing. It started in Piedmont, where winemakers decided that the traditional organic laws don't provide enough protection for the environment. It already unites more than 100 vineyards, including renowned producers of Barolo and Barbaresco.

Tasting notes

In the glass, this old-vine Barbaresco has medium garnet colour. It's refined, concentrated and deep, with classic Barbaresco flavours of dried rose, liquorice and clove. Seconds later, the wine reveals nuances of sweet pipe tobacco, old leather and chocolate. Very tannic.

Ageing potential

20 years

Awards

Wine Enthusiast - 94 points (2019 vintage) | Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 - Silver Medal (2017 vintage) | Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 - Gold Medal (2016 vintage) | Luca Maroni, 91 points (2017 vintage)

Named one of top-scoring Barbaresco wines by Decanter. Bold flavours of dried strawberry, liquorice and vanilla.

"It's intensely fruity and floral with violet, strawberry and liquorice notes" - Blind tasted by Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter (at Alba, 31 Mar 2021)

This Barbaresco Riserva wine is made in the classic style of Neive, showing the full power of Nebbiolo's tannins. It is designed to develop its complex flavours and appreciate slowly over 15 years or so.

If you choose to drink this wine now, let it open up properly so that it can give you its best: make sure to decant it, or open the bottle and let it breathe for at least one hour. This Barbaresco Riserva is smooth and complex, with a taste of dried strawberry, cloves and vanilla. 2015 was a hot vintage, but this wine is very elegant rather than cooked, with the right level of acidity to be pleasant now and in the future.

Riserva wine is only made in good years, from carefully selected grapes. It was aged for 36 months in French oak casks and barrels. The lengthy ageing process has softened and developed the powerful tannins - so if you appreciate tannic wines, this wine is already quite enjoyable.

Tasting notes

In the glass, this Barbaresco Riserva has the typical garnet hue, but is a touch deeper. This wine offers the bold power of Nebbiolo, with aromas of dried strawberry, liquorice, tobacco, vanilla and leather. Dry and full-bodied, with a high level of alcohol and velvety tannins, balanced with a high acidity.

Ageing potential

15 years

Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 - Silver Medal (2016 vintage) | Decanter Tasting Score, 31.03.2021 - 90 points (2016 vintage) | Wine Enthusiast - 89 points (2016 vintage) | I Vini Di Veronelli - 3 stars (2015 vintage)

This mahogany wooden box is perfect to showcase the luxurious nature of your wine gift.

The beautifully polished wooden box is finished with a dark matt varnish. It’s stamped with the Independent Wine insignia, and closes with a metal latch.

Made from timber sourced exclusively from sustainable producers, each box is certified by The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and stamped with their logo.