2000 Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabajà

Hedonistic but hardly recognizable as Nebbiolo. The nose evokes some of the hot vintages in the southern Rhone, with fig cake and jam. Dense, with rich and chocolate-covered fruit. The finish is halted by a wall of drying tannins that clearly need to settle in. Needs time, and it needs a consumer who doesn’t care too much for a wine’s sense of place. Just please me, baby! E.D.

WHO Bruno Rocca
WHAT Nebbiolo
WHERE Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
WHEN 2000
HOW MUCH $150