2014 Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Montestefano Riserva 1x750ml

Robert Parker 93

This is visibly the darkest in color and concentration of this series of wines from the well-known Produttori del Barbaresco cooperative. The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano offers round and supple fruit with dark cherry, blackberry and some easy spice. Once again, the wine is a bit flatter than I had hoped, lacking that extra level of snappy freshness. [Monica Larner, 04/10/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2048

Vinous 95+

One of the many highlights in this range, the Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is superb. A big enrobing wine, the Montestefano wraps around the palate with stunning depth. Today, the Montestefano is utterly embryonic, and yet it exudes depth, resonance and pure class. The Montestefano is one of the more complete wines in the range because of the way it deftly balances fruit intensity and structure. Readers will have to be patient, though. [Antonio Galloni, 10/19/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2044