Nada Fiorenzo Viticoltore Nada Fiorenzo Barbaresco Rombone 2014 750ml

This red delivers a winning combination of cherry, menthol, licorice, tobacco and tar aromas and flavors. Harmonious despite its youth, with a superb aftertaste of licorice and herb. Terrific length. Best from 2022 through 2038. 333 cases made, 100 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)

Nada’s flagship 2014 Barbaresco Rombone is terrific, but the influence of French oak is starting to become more evident as the house relies more on cask for the other Barbarescos. Black cherry, plum, espresso, smoke, licorice and lavender infuse this explosive, virile Barbaresco. I can only wonder what the Rombone might taste like if it were aged entirely in cask, as the other Barbarescos are. (Antonio Galloni)