Well-balanced

The 2023 Magnetic North comes from ungrafted vines on their own roots from a massal selection

Much like the Grands Echézeaux

The bouquet here is nuanced and delicate with an evident mineral signature that is followed by ever-increasingbut extremely elegant throughoutberry fruit and blue flower aromas

There is good volume and richness to the opulent and suave medium-bodied flavors that display relatively fine detail on the firm and ever-so-mildly rustic finish

Produttori Barbaresco, Barbaresco Rio Sordo Riserva other_regions_italy Well-balancedDark cherries, game, smoke, tobacco, licorice and menthol are some of the nuances that flesh out in the 2005 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo. Heading into the first plateau of its maturity, the 2005 is also the most forward of these Riservas. As such, it should be drunk sooner rather than later. There is good depth and density in the glass, but the development of wild, gamy flavors will only accelerate with time. Antonio Galloni