The Cellar
Barbaresco
The short answer
Barbaresco: Nebbiolo again, softer and more perfumed than Barolo. Barolo's more elegant sibling. Drinks well a few years earlier.
- Style
- Nebbiolo again, softer and more perfumed than Barolo
- Glass
- 62°F / 17°C, decant 1 hour
- Strength
- See the build
How Larry builds it
Pairs with: roasted duck, mushroom pasta, veal
Serve: 62°F / 17°C, decant 1 hour
Larry’s rule: Barolo's more elegant sibling. Drinks well a few years earlier.
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