Description

"Combining power, intensity, class and great fruit, Produttori’s 2019 Montestefano Riserva is a phenomenal wine and a quintessential expression of this fantastic cru. It opens with heady aromas of new leather, Alpine herb, pressed rose, ripe dark-skinned berry and forest floor. It has the most Barolo-like structure of all the firm’s crus, delivering ripe Morello cherry, succulent raspberry, licorice and tobacco alongside a network of firm tannins that are more reminiscent of Serralunga than Barbaresco. A magnificent wine, with incredible aging potential."

99 Points, Kerin O'Keefe, kerinokeefe.com, January 2024

Produttori del Barbaresco produces nine single vineyard Riserva wines, but only in great vintages. These wines are made from a selection of grapes sourced from nine historically premium sites located in the Barbaresco village: Asili, Montefico, Montestefano, Muncagota, Ovello, Paje, Pora, Rabaja, and Rio Sordo.

Since their first release in 1967, they have been vinified and aged in the same style to showcase their unique personalities in their purest form. The vinification process includes fermentation at 30°C, 32 days of skin contact, and malolactic fermentation. Afterward, the wine is aged for 36 months in large oak barrels and 9 months in the bottle.