2005 - During the winter we had some snowfalls in December, followed by a dry January and February, April brought lots of rain (150mm). The summer was warm and quite dry, in September there were some rainy days ( 80 mm ), for five days in October we had heavy rain from 9 th to 14 th ( 110 mm ). The optimal temperatures speeded up the vegetative growth of the plants, without originating any kind of phytopathalogic problems. The limited quantity of yield per plant, due to the severe green harvest during the summer, enabled us to reach the perfect maturity a bit earlier than the previous year: the harvest took place rapidly and on time. The last harvest was the Nebbiolo da Barbaresco, which ended on the 8 th of October, only one day before the harmful rainfalls began. The Barbaresco Riserva 2005 presents a brilliant deep ruby; initially the nose is dominated by elegant notes of menthol, eucalyptus, licorice and sweet red fruits. With the aging, the bouquet opens up with notes of flowers, sweet spicies and “goudron” On the palate it’s refined and velvety but with a good persistence as well and an elegant nuance of minerals on the finish. The tannins, solid and very refined, are balanced by its richness; red fruits and menthol can be also found as the wine opens up in the glass.