La Ca' Nova Barbaresco Montestefano - 2020 (750ml)

95 points Vinous

The 2020 Barbaresco Montestefano is a dense, plush wine, in other words classic Montestefano. Like all Barbarescos here, the Montestefano is relatively open, which will surely please readers who can't or don't want to cellar their wines. Dark Nebbiolo fruit intermingled with spice, leather, incense and licorice build into the creamy, resonant finish. The 2020 is a gorgeous wine; the only real problem is that it is not quite the 2019!

These remain some of the most exciting wines in Barbaresco. Fans of classically built wines who have not tasted La Ca’ Nova yet owe it to themselves to do so.

- Antonio Galloni Sept. '22