Francesco Versio, Barbaresco other_regions An exuberantly floral-suffused nose speaks

An exuberantly floral-suffused nose speaks of both red and dark berries

dark pinot and violet scents

There is excellent vibrancy and slightly better detail to the appealingly textured if not especially dense flavors that evidence a subtle minerality on the precise

pear and freshly sliced apple

blended just after fermentation and then aged 19 months in 54% new French oak

Francesco Versio, Barbaresco other_regions An exuberantly floral-suffused nose speaksNeive. Tasted blind. Deep, lustrous ruby. Deep, aromatic cherry fruit nose and plenty of fragrant sweet cherry on the palate. Very embryonic and long and with lots of chewy tannins and succulent acidity. Concentrated and yet elegantly built. (WS)