2018 Paitin 'Sori Paitin' Barbaresco

17+ Jancis Robinson - "Neive. Tasted blind. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Alluring nose of ripe marasca cherry fruit with hints of gingerbread and minerally notes. Compact cherry fruit with a layer of coating tannins underneath and succulent acidity. Hedonistic and complex at the same time. (WS)" 

94 Points Gary Walsh

95 Points Monica Larner - "The family that owns the Paitin estate lost its patriarch, Secondo Pasquero Elia, as this wine was being readied for release, and he would have been proud of the way this turned out. The 2018 Barbaresco Serraboella Sorì Paitin is glossy and polished with a super fine and delicate quality of fruit. It just glides over the palate as if it were on skates. That beautiful forward momentum is driven by light cassis, dried cherry, iron skillet, candied orange peel and crushed flowers. The finish is exceptionally smooth and elegant. Complimenti. Production was 6,350 bottles."

93 Points Wine Spectator - "Dried red-cherry and berry aromas and flavors with hints of flowers, dried mushrooms and tobacco. There’s a dry-ash note, too, which follows through to the palate and seems to provide the firm tannins with a dry, powdery coating. Medium-bodied with an intense, rather unyielding feel to this now. It will take several years to unwind. Try in 2024." 08/21