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After visiting Aldo Vacca and his Produttori del Barbaresco team last year, we have even more love for these vineyards and wines. Dating back to 1894 and officially founded in 1958, it’s rightly regarded as one of the best cooperatives on the planet, and their wines remain ridiculously good at every level.

After three years in oak botti and three years in bottle, Produttori released their long-awaited 2016 Barbaresco 'Don Fiorino' Riserva. This is a multi-vineyard blend from 2016 – known as ‘Il Sogno’, the ‘dream’ vintage in Piedmont – and was last made in 1990. We’re delighted to offer the 2016 Don Fiorino in a pack with their newly released 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo and 2019 Barbaresco.

The 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo is bright and focused, with brooding power and classic dark cherry and violet notes. 'A little surprise from Produttori,' says the Wine Advocate, considering 2022 was regarded as a warmer vintage.

2019 was an exemplary vintage in Piedmont. Classical, mineral and nuanced wines were made, with Nebbiolo's innate power and grace, incredible vitality, and clarity of terroir. 'A gorgeous wine' (Vinous) and 'a fantastic expression' (Jeb Dunnuck) note the critics on Produttori del Barbaresco's exceptional 2019 Barbaresco.

Named after the appellation and village, Produttori del Barbaresco was formed when the local headmaster of the Royal Enological School brought nine Barbaresco vignerons together to produce one wine from some of the best vineyards in the DOCG appellation. Sadly things came to an end during the Second World War until the local priest, Don Fiorino, convinced 19 growers to produce wines under the name Produttori del Barbaresco in the 1950s, building the cooperative to what it is today.

For the zenith of Piedmont – and for that matter Italian wine – get all nine rare single-vineyards in our Ultimate Produttori Pack.

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Tasting notes

Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Don Fiorino 2016

'This is a must-have for any Nebbiolo lover, opening with aromas of reconstituted cherries bathed in sweet and savory spices and dried rosebuds. Supple with tannins that coat the palate gently while the plush red fruit notes roll around with sweet tea and dried leaf notes on the sublime finish. Drink now in perpetuity.' – Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast, 99/100

'The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva will be available later this spring. It is introspective at the moment. Although it is concentrated with licorice, fresh black cherry, cedar, and black pepper. It is a more brooding wine but retains its style, with leather, red plum, and balsamic, and as it opens it shows more fresh apricot. It is going to be a wine to hold onto and or drink over the coming two to three decades.' – Jeb Dunnuck, 98/100

Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2019

'There is a more pronounced mineral and delicately spiced character to the 2019 Barbaresco, with notes of wet asphalt and kirsch and vibrant purity. It has elegant concentration, with fine coiled tannins in its hints of tea leaves, bergamot, and ripe wild raspberry, and has a more pronounced structure, This is a fantastic expression.' – Jeb Dunnuck, 94-95/100

Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2022

'Here's a pretty little surprise from Produttori del Barbaresco. The 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo is slender and streamlined in consistency, but it remains surprisingly focused throughout. It shows raisiny flavors of prune and dried fig. The effect is delineated and sharp. The wine is generous, and it offers a lot of bright energy as well, within the context of hot-vintage fruit.' – Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, 91/100

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