The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota stands out in this group of nine for the slightly more mineral-driven definition on the bouquet and the bigger textural impact and structure of the mouthfeel

primary and very young

in the Luján de Cuyo department of Mendoza plus grapes from La Consulta in the Uco Valley

Probably the longest-lived wine in the vintage from Santa Barbara

There is a sophisticated mouth feel to the velvety and extract rich bigbodied flavors that coat the mouth with exceptionally firm but phenolically mature tannins on the explosively long

Von Schubert, Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Nr64 other_regions_australia The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva MuncagotaNA