Punset, San Cristoforo – Campo Quadro 2011, Riserva – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, fresh, well-built and offers a small concentration.It reveals notes of very ripe wild strawberry, ripe bigarreau cherry and small notes of cassis associated with small touches of small ripe blackberry, licorice, ripe raspberry, discreet hints of chocolate, very discreet hints of sweet spices / caramelization as well as a very discreet hint of coffee and undergrowth. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity, a racy minerality, fluidity, a small tension, a mineral frame, a very slight fat as well as a small juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe wild strawberry, ripe  wild red berries associated with small touches of cassis, bigarreau cherry, licorice as well as discreet hints of cardamom, undergrowth, nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of undergrowth (in the background). Tannins are fine and slightly dry. Good length. The finish is a bit powerful.