Luigi Voghera Barbaresco DOCG Cotta (2017)

Livio Voghera’s excellent Barbaresco in 2016 is surpassed by this splendid wine, even though it comes from hail-damaged Neive. The upfront raspberry-scented nose is not overtly fruity but it’s beguiling and ripe. The attack is fresh, silky and poised, very concentrated but not too extracted, and the tannins are polished. There’s a delicate sucrosity on the finish, which is balanced and very long. Drinking Window 2020 – 2035