Ca' del Baio Barbaresco Autinbej 2021 (750ML)

94 JS / 91 VM

Notes of potpourri, cinnamon, sweet violets, complex layered fruit, crisp acidity and focused cherry pit minerality. Velvety, slightly dusty tannins with licorice in the finish. Essentially ready to drink, but will improve with aging..—James Suckling

The 2021 Barbaresco Autinbej is bright, vibrant and effusive. A blend of mostly Marcarini with some fruit from Ferrere and Montersino, the Autinbej offers up scents of pipe tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and licorice, all in a deceptively mid-weight style that is quite appealing. There's lovely energy and focus here. The 2021 opens beautifully with a bit of air-Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media