Description
Importer notes: "A fabulous balance of power and elegance, Fletcher's Starderi Barbaresco is surprisingly friendly from start to finish. After some time open, this young wine slowly builds on its sturdy frame, adding core weight and strength in structure. The overall style is refined and straight, with chalky but substantial tannins that gain momentum the longer the bottle is open. The fruit starts red and stays red, but transitions from taut fruit to more supple and sappy richness (within the context of elegantly-styled Barbaresco) as the wine expands with air. The Starderi parcel is the cru’s most westerly section and the closest to the cru to the Tanaro River. Alessandro Masnaghetti, a wine writer with the most exhaustive account of Barolo and Barbaresco, states that it is one of the more sunny slopes and is among the most virile and solid of the entire Barbaresco appellation."
