Monday, 2 May 2011

Barbaresco Cantino del Pino 2006 - Waitrose

Just an impression on this one, I didn't take notes.

Looks like this is trying to be a flagship wine for Mr Lewis... £26.99, fuck me!

Anyway, this opens light but puts on weight with air, it has immaculate balance and admittedly some class, but ultimately little complexity - so not really a £26.99 wine. Perhaps it may become so with time, I am not familiar with the producer and so do not want to comment upon ageability. But, ultimately, most of us go to the supermarket to buy wines to drink today, not in 10 years. And this is very, very nice indeed, but a little too simple for the £26.99 tariff. At half the price it would be a wow! wine. The Corsini 2007 Barbaresco currently on offer at Waitrose for £7.99 is not quite in the same class, but is way better than it should for the money if you give it 3 hours of air, I'd buy that instead....

Barbaresco Cantino del Pino 2006. 8.5/10 Waitrose £26.99

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