2019 Ugo Lequio Barbaresco 'Gallina' DOCG

Underbrush, new leather, tobacco and violet aromas take shape on Ugo Lequio’s gorgeous 2019 Gallina. It’s beautifully balanced and savory, delivering flavors of ripe cranberry, red cherry, cinnamon and star anise framed in taut, fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it energized while a saline note lends depth to the close. This is the best Gallina I've had so far from the winery.

The 2019 Barbaresco Gallina is a sharp and angular wine with a prominent vein of minerality with crushed limestone and metallic rust that frame dried cherry and redcurrant. These various aromas, both the savory and the sweet, find good balance. The Gallina shows a little more heft and natural fruit concentration in the 2019 growing season.