Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano, 2008 Tement 2025 or cellar for 3–5 years

or cellar for 3–5 years to develop more complexity and honeyed depth

almost nothing added

and Montestefano from this year had the stuffing to age gracefully

or simply enjoyed on its own

Perfumed raspberry fruit remains juicy and structured

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano, 2008 Tement 2025 or cellar for 3–5 yearsMontestefano is the muscular, structured grand cru of Barbaresco, often called the most Barolo like of the village's crus, and this Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva is single vineyard Nebbiolo that ranks among the great values in age worthy wine, rewarding the cellar at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Where Asili charms, Montestefano flexes: deeper, more powerful, with serious tannic backbone. The 2008 was a classic, structured vintage producing