Punset
2018 Barbaresco DOCG Basarin Riserva
"Blue flower, underbrush, and wild herb aromas mix with tobacco. Racy and linear, with sour cherry, star anise, and hints of iron. Taut, close-grained tannins leave a drying finish." -90pts, Wine Enthusiast
"Tasting beautifully now with strawberry, cedar, and hazelnut character. Medium-bodied with firm tannins that need to soften. Drinkable now, better after 2024." -92pts, James Suckling
"Wildly aromatic of wild strawberry and sweet bitters liqueur. Highly textural with grippy, elastic tannins. A huge Neive Barbaresco with time, drinking 2022–2030." 93pts, Michael Godel, Wine Align
Region: Barbaresco, Piemonte
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
Varietal/Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
ABV: 14%
Vineyard: This wine comes from Punset’s Basarin vineyards on San Cristoforo hill, the highest point in Barbaresco. The steep upper slopes face mainly southeast with some south-facing sections, allowing slow, even warming through the day. Vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically following Fukuoka principles, with permanent grass cover. Yields in 2018 were reduced after hail damage in 2017. Grapes were hand-harvested in the second week of October during cool early mornings.
Cellar: Grapes were fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in cement tanks without temperature control. The wine spent 45 days on skins with gentle cap management before being softly pressed. Malolactic fermentation completed naturally, followed by 36 months aging in large Slavonian oak casks and 36 months in bottle.
CSPC: 756165
Winemakers Note:
What the Critics are saying:
Region: Barbaresco, Piemonte
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
"Blue flower, underbrush, and wild herb aromas mix with tobacco. Racy and linear, with sour cherry, star anise, and hints of iron. Taut, close-grained tannins leave a drying finish." -90pts, Wine Enthusiast
"Tasting beautifully now with strawberry, cedar, and hazelnut character. Medium-bodied with firm tannins that need to soften. Drinkable now, better after 2024." -92pts, James Suckling
"Wildly aromatic of wild strawberry and sweet bitters liqueur. Highly textural with grippy, elastic tannins. A huge Neive Barbaresco with time, drinking 2022–2030." 93pts, Michael Godel, Wine Align
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
ABV: 14%
Vineyard: This wine comes from Punset’s Basarin vineyards on San Cristoforo hill, the highest point in Barbaresco. The steep upper slopes face mainly southeast with some south-facing sections, allowing slow, even warming through the day. Vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically following Fukuoka principles, with permanent grass cover. Yields in 2018 were reduced after hail damage in 2017. Grapes were hand-harvested in the second week of October during cool early mornings.
Cellar: Grapes were fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in cement tanks without temperature control. The wine spent 45 days on skins with gentle cap management before being softly pressed. Malolactic fermentation completed naturally, followed by 36 months aging in large Slavonian oak casks and 36 months in bottle.
CSPC: 756165
Winemakers Note:
What the Critics are saying:
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: Italy
Region: Barbaresco, Piemonte
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 14%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 756165
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
