Barbaresco, Bricco Mondino
    Piero Busso

    Barbaresco, Bricco Mondino, 2020

    92/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2020

      75cl

      DP

      £40.06

    2. 2020

      6x75cl

      DP

      £240.32

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Offered for the first time this year, Busso’s Barbaresco Mondino comes from the MGA Balluri, abutting the northern edge of Albesani. At 180-220m, this parcel was originally known as “Bricco Mondino” to indicate its elevated position, and was first bottled as a single vineyard in 1985, their second cru wine after Albesani. Benefitting from the same south west exposure as Albesani and Gallina, it has a more fruit forward personality, allied to a winemaking process that accentuates its supple nature. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in 25hl barrels for 18 months, Mondino is the perfect introduction to the Busso style. The 2020 proffers lashings of fragrant, flattering cherries, kombucha, hyacinth and black raspberry, with a succulent finesse to the tannins. Its freshness and joie de vivre mark it out as an outright delicious bottle.

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    Critic Reviews

    92/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    The 2020 Barbaresco Mondino is a very pretty, elegant wine. Open aromatics suggest the 2020 is at the early part of its drinking window, which will delight readers looking for a Barbaresco to drink with minimal cellaring. Sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, mint, dried herbs and kirsch all grace this wonderfully inviting Barbaresco. More than anything else, I am impressed by the balance here.
    drinking window 2023 - 2028
    date of review 10/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Italy
    Region:
    Piedmont
    Appellation:
    Barbaresco
    Producer:
    Piero Busso
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Nebbiolo
    abv:
    14.5%

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