Musso Barbaresco Pora 2017

An important wine wanted to be accompanied by important dishes. For this, Barbaresco “Pora” is a classic wine red meat. Traditionally it was approached with a preference for game meat, today it’s complexity and fullness do well with all red meat cooked in various ways, from roasts, stews and braised local cuisine as well as international dishes. With the passage of time and the maturation of the wine, Barbaresco does not always need a gastronomic pairing, but can be enjoyed by itself that articulates thoughts and emotions. A wine of meditation.

This full-bodied red offers aromas evoking blue flower, baked plum and pipe tobacco. The firm but polished palate shows concentration and structure, featuring dried cherry, steeped prune and liquorice set against fine-grained tannins. Drink 2022–2027.

This long-established estate in the village of Barbaresco produces two single-vineyard wines from here. Pora is relatively low-lying and close to the River Tanaro. The nose is decidedly sweet and ripe, with perfumed and floral raspberry aromas. The attack is rugged now, as the tannins are surprisingly firm and dense, but the angularity should vanish with more bottle age.