2005 Barbaresco Camp Gros Martinenga, Marchesi di Grésy Summer Whites offering waves of candied citrus

offering waves of candied citrus

followed by Golden Delicious apple

Saint-Tropez in a Glass

graceful tannins

2005 Barbaresco Camp Gros Martinenga, Marchesi di Grésy Summer Whites offering waves of candied citrusCamp Gros Martinenga is one of those wines that explains why mature Nebbiolo has such a devoted following. The 2005 has moved from youthful grip into a beautifully aromatic phase, with dried rose, red cherry, raspberry, orange peel, tobacco leaf, liquorice, truffle and a cool balsamic thread. It is poised rather than showy, with the quiet confidence of a wine that has no need to raise its voice. On the palate, it is savoury, silky and finely held,