(Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Especial Mocagatta) I have always loved the wines of Produttori del Barbaresco but never got to experience an old one. So was at dinner at a new place in Soho called Aurora and this along with a bottle of Wirsching were the wines of the night. This wine was fantastic. It's like taking a nice Tod's shoe and liquefying it. This was leathery stuff along with a focused smokiness. The palate also had a very meaty character. Liked smoked prosciutto and bresaola. Plus pure but aged cherries and an intense smokey, leathery earthiness and fanatstic acidity. It was crisp, clean and very focused and really brought the wonderful finish into focus. This was a treat to drink as it was a wine that was perfectly expressing itself at that moment in time. It opened up beautifully in the glass too. The last sip was the best. I will be a buyer of their '01's as that is the best young vintage I have ever tasted of the Produttori.
By Lyle Fass
(Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Especial Mocagatta) I have always loved the wines of Produttori del Barbaresco but never got to experience an old one. So was at dinner at a new place in Soho called Aurora and this along with a bottle of Wirsching were the wines of the night. This wine was fantastic. It's like taking a nice Tod's shoe and liquefying it. This was leathery stuff along with a focused smokiness. The palate also had a very meaty character. Liked smoked prosciutto and bresaola. Plus pure but aged cherries and an intense smokey, leathery earthiness and fanatstic acidity. It was crisp, clean and very focused and really brought the wonderful finish into focus. This was a treat to drink as it was a wine that was perfectly expressing itself at that moment in time. It opened up beautifully in the glass too. The last sip was the best. I will be a buyer of their '01's as that is the best young vintage I have ever tasted of the Produttori.7/23/2007, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)