[92 Wine Advocate] The 2011 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota is reflective of the warm vintage. This is a solid and slightly rigid expression that shows hints of cherry marmalade, rum cake and prune. Those heavy aromas lift to reveal a wine with dark red cherry and mild spice at its core. Subtle background tones of balsam herb and rosemary oil add extra dimension. In the mouth, the wine delivers a point of sharpness or tartness. Overall, this wine is not as open as the others in this beautiful series of Riserva wines (29th Jun 2016)[92 James Suckling] Dense red with plum and light leather character as well as very chewy tannins. More angular in tannin structure than others. Full body. Needs two or three years to soften. Better in 2018 (November 21, 2016)Winery's Notes: This 9.8 acre vineyard is on a ridge further from the Tanaro river. This ridge has more compact soil and higher calcium levels that create bigger tannins in the wine then some of the other Produttori del Barbaresco single vineyard wines. The cooler climate and higher elevation of Muncagota give the wine a unique floral and mineral character. The first vintage was produced in 1967. 2007 is the first vintage under the Muncagota name.
