Sottimano Cotta, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Faugeres Vigneti Vecchio’s vineyards are a

Vigneti Vecchio’s vineyards are a sight to see alberello-trained vines up to 130 years old poke out of a moonlike landscape of dusty volcanic sand that is occasionally bisected by errant solidified lava flows

ripe apple flesh with an aura of fresh

This has a gorgeous violet edging to the colour with clear oak influence

elegant taste

and it has power and concentration (from the weather and the low yields from mildew)

Sottimano Cotta, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2019 Faugeres Vigneti Vecchio’s vineyards are aSlightly more subdued on first nose, the Sottimano 2019 Barbaresco Cott is the kind of wine that will deliver its best results when it has had time to flesh out and evolve. You can taste the freshness and the tightness of the primary fruit in this vintage, along with plenty of wild cherry and crushed rose. Spicy oak tones emerge carefully as the wine warms in the glass. 94 Pts Wine Advocate