Vietti Barbaresco Masseria 2014 grapes_Rolle^Semillon A dry and serious Pinot

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An all in one bottling that is radiating with peaty goodness

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Vietti Barbaresco Masseria 2014 grapes_Rolle^Semillon A dry and serious PinotThe 2014 Barbaresco Masseria is superb. Dark, ample and structured, the 2014 captures all the pedigree of this important Barbaresco vintage. As always, the Vietti's Masseria is a wine that has Barolo like structure and depth, partly because it is vinified and aged pretty much along the same lines as those wines. I expect the 2014 will require at least a handful of years to shed some tannin and start showing some of its inherent inner sweetness. There