Sottimano, Barbaresco, Cotta 2016
$1,074.00
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Can drink, will improve · best from 2027 · will keep to 2041.
Tasting notes
Antonio Galloni · Vinous · 95+
Monica Larner · Wine Advocate · 94
Fun fact: The accent mark on this vineyard's original name was what the Italians call an accento acuto accent aigu, for francophiles), as in Cottá, an unusual diacritical mark to stick over an "a" in Italian. So the opposite-slanting and more common accento grave was printed on vineyard maps and wine labels starting in the 1990s, and with all the success it has had, Sottimano thinks the normalized punctuation might actually bring good luck.
This is the trademark wine of this estate for its elegance, power and finesse. With an extra gear in terms of intensity, right off the bat the 2016 Barbaresco Cottá brings fullness and generosity. There are wonderful notes of mint and liquorice to it, a streamlined wine with a great deal of purity. It's got a lot of volume and even more dimension. There is also that pretty salty mineral note on the close. Some 9,000 bottles were made.
Drink 2021 - 2038
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