Cascina Baricchi Quindicianni Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy 2008 Piccini The 2015 Champagne Special Club

The 2015 Champagne Special Club Brut is a seductive offering from the Chiquet house

Truffle notes linger on the finish

Supple and full-bodied with sleek and fine tannins

Once labeled Monastrell José Maria has been incorporating increasing amounts of Garnacha into this wine so that now it is about 80% Monastrell with 20% Garnacha

thanks to a spine of juicy acidity

Cascina Baricchi Quindicianni Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy 2008 Piccini The 2015 Champagne Special ClubThe 2008 Barbaresco Riserva Quindicianni is another rich, imposing wine from Baricchi. Black fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, menthol and incense are all amplified in this potent, brooding wine. Here, too, readers will have to be patient. Alternatively, the 2008 needs a ton of air. It's a big wine that will thrill readers with classically leaning palates. I loved it all three times I tasted it. 96 Pts Vinous