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Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 2016 Tasting at Produttori del Barbaresco with Aldo Vacca: At a recent 2011 Riserva horizontal I said we'd been surprised and disappointed by the Montefico, but wondered if it had totally shut down or was just a bad bottle. Aldo opened a bottle that showed that our previous bottle was indeed bad in some way ... On bouquet, dark florals and black fruit with that telltale Montefico minerals and chalk. In the mouth, it is a little closed. Aldo agreed: "Very intense, less open than some, very vertical". Fresher and more lively than the most recent bottle. A little tight, but precise and persistent. Some apparent sweetness to the tannins ("I love the bright 2011 tannins" said Aldo). Good length. Excellent! Give it 3+ years.

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