Castello Verduno, Barbaresco Rabaja other_regions The elegant nose flashes refined

The elegant nose flashes refined aromas of citrus

Here too there is a beguiling texture to the vibrant and solidly concentrated medium weight flavors that possess excellent depth and persistence for a wine at this level

Leaning to the orange side of the style range

the Molsino is not as expressive as the Valferana

Egon Mullers 2011 collection tasted last September at the Scharzhof in his absence represents an intensively selective harvest that extended from mid-October into November and resulted in one of the numerically smallest number of individual bottlings in the history of this venerable estate smaller even than the number from 20100

Castello Verduno, Barbaresco Rabaja other_regions The elegant nose flashes refinedBarbaresco. Maturing mid ruby with orange tinges. A little reductive and not much on the nose for the moment. Supple fruit with an elegant palate weight and with a finish that only hints at complexity. (WS)