2016 Ugo Lequio Barbaresco Riserva Gallina
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 - Purchased three bottles while in Piemonte, this was the first bottle. Drank with some family members, wanted them to taste a nice Barbaresco and I wanted to get a better sense of where the wine is at in its aging process (originally tasted at enoteca La Vita Turchese in Barolo 4/2/23). Opened three hours prior to drinking. The wine as it is today is a very nice example of a Barbaresco, it does not have the massive tannins associated with some barolos but does have delicious complexity and pleasing balance. That said, the tannins are still there, it is still a young wine. I am going to put the other two bottles in storage and let them sleep for several years. Maybe try the next one in 2028. Very happy to have two more bottles of this in the cellar. My cost including shipping from Italy is about $75. Which also makes it a decent value for what you get. I am becoming a fan of the winery Ugo L Equio. Good wine, good value seems to be a recurring theme when I taste their wine. I'm calling this wine a 91 on a hard grading scale. Might pick up a point or two as it develops over time.
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Comment posted by twfwinedude:
6/20/2023 6:37:00 AM - Thank you for your post. We visited Ugo Lequio in October, 2021. We were blown away by his wines, and the fact that he practically single-handedly produces them. We also purchased 4 bottles of the 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Gallina, three of which are resting in the cellar. We also bought 4 bottles each of his 2017 Barbera d'Alba Superiore (which is phenomenal) and his 2019 Langhe Nebbiolo. If we don't make it back to Italy when these are gone, I'll have to try to order more. He is that good.
Comment posted by TooManyBottles19:
6/20/2023 9:21:00 AM - Great to hear from you, glad to hear there are others that have discovered this winery. Though part of me wants to keep it a secret to keep the prices reasonable! Sounds like you made some nice additions to your cellar. Like they say in Piemonte, the Barberas are to enjoy while you are waiting for the Nebbiolos to age ;-). I actually have come to really like the better made barberas from the region, both because they are delicious and because you can find a very good bottle (superiore/nizza/etc.) for 25 to 40 euros. Enjoy!