Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo Badarina Riserva 2013
Barolo Badarina Riserva comes from Vigna Regnola. It is planted with Nebbiolo grapes and has excellent exposure along with extremely suitable terrain. The concentration of the grapes of this plot allows a Badarina of greater structure and power.
It is produced only in the best vintages and the production level is low.
Food pairing: rich dishes such as mains with meat, game, stew and matured cheese.
"With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, the 2013 Barolo Riserva Badarina shows a darkly concentrated appearance with a ripe—but also evolved—bouquet that prizes dark blackberry fruit, cherry confit and dried prune. There is a rich and chewy side of this wine that feels a little heavy on the finish with sour fruit, maybe a little too much so. The wine feels further along its evolutionary track compared to other Riservas from this vintage. I prefer the non-Riserva expression from Badarina from the 2015 vintage. This wine, however, is only made in the best years and represents a special selection of fruit from Vigna Regnola in the Badarina cru. A mere 1,800 bottles were made. The next vintage to be released will be 2016." Monica Larner 2019, The Wine Advocate