Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 2019

Enticing scents of blue flower, red plum, resin and new leather come to the forefront. Tightly wound with youthful tension, the linear palate shows sour cherry, pomegranate, star anise and black tea alongside nervous acidity and close-grained tannins that grip the close. Give it time to fully unwind and develop. Drink 2029-2039.

The 2019 Barbaresco Gallina is a very pretty, effusive wine. Crushed raspberry, flowers, mint and sweet pipe tobacco all lift from the glass. This mid-weight, aromatic Barbaresco is everything Barbaresco should be; gracious, beautifully perfumed and exquisitely charming. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this jewel of a wine.

A fresh, light-bodied red, offering dried cherry, currant and mineral flavors. Firm, leaving a chalky sensation on the lingering finish. Reveals lovely balance and freshness. Drink now through 2038. 750 cases made.