{"title":"Andrea Sottimano's Beautiful Barbaresco!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eWe are so fortunate at Chambers Street to be able to meet and taste with our favorite winemakers! Andrea Sottimano visited the store back in March and we sampled through pre-arrivals of his 2023 Barbarescos as well as some back vintages. The wines are finally here, and we are so excited to share 11 bottlings spanning various vineyard sites and vintages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eI found the current release of 2023's to be very open, friendly, and drinking well in their youth. Andrea's clever pivot towards gentler extractions and briefer aging in 2023, as well as excellent vineyard sites are the key to this success. You'll also find noteworthy vintages in the collection like 2013, 2016 and 2021 (as well as my favorite underrated vintage of 2014!), all direct from the estate. In 2016, Andrea made a Riserva from his oldest vines in Curra to capture the finesse of this historic growing season. 2016's hallmark balance of elegance and power is on full display here with red fruit, plum skins, truffle, woodsy herbs, and well integrated tannins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAndrea's 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo, 2024 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairolero, and the very fun 2025 Mate Rosso are not to be overlooked! 'Mate' is a one-hectare plot of Brachetto. Typically vinified as a sweet, spritzy wine, Andrea proves Brachetto makes a fantastic dry, still wine. Notes of strawberry, raspberry, rose, and salty freshness beckons fans of Pelaverga!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Marisa Licandro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"roagna-2016-barbaresco-crichet-paje","title":"Roagna 2016 Barbaresco Crichet Paje","description":"","brand":"Polaner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47870041489633,"sku":"28002","price":1399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/roagnacrichet.webp?v=1778771355"},{"product_id":"roagna-2020-barbaresco-gallina","title":"Roagna 2020 Barbaresco Gallina","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the estate's newer vineyards starting with the 2014 vintage and a welcome addition to the holdings. Gallina has always been well known for the incredibly elegant wines it produces with its high quality sandy soils intermixed with calcareous marl and open exposures. \u003cspan\u003eFermentation lasts ten days in large wood casks. They ferment with a pied de cuvee made from their indigenous yeasts. They then use the technique of submerged cap (\"cappello sommerso\") -- which can last 60-70 days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polaner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47873299644641,"sku":"29413","price":214.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/IMG_68782.jpg?v=1770758312"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2021-barbaresco-basarin","title":"Sottimano 2021 Barbaresco Basarin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent vintage from the pure white limestone soils of Basarin. A stunning bottle with red fruit, herbs, and a long savory finish. Enjoy now or for the next 15 years!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48257434124513,"sku":"8032771622770","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanobasarin_a7bbebe5-2360-4dbc-9c1a-7b97c4db1f22.webp?v=1778767904"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2023-barbaresco-fausoni","title":"Sottimano 2023 Barbaresco Fausoni","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wine was my personal favorite from my tasting with Andrea Sottimano! It's profile was the most 'balsamic', not in the vinegar sense, but rather meaning a luscious profile with pine, spice, licorice, and fruit in perfect balance. Andrea feels this wine is a classic representation of Neive, as Fausoni is in the heart of the cru with sand and clay soils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235568865,"sku":"32552","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanofausoni_695f20e8-7373-4ced-a55c-27f3105bccb7.webp?v=1778710626"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2013-barbaresco-cotta","title":"Sottimano 2013 Barbaresco Cotta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 to 60-year-old vines in Neive on clay and limestone soils. 2013 is a special vintage in Barbaresco, for its cooler temperatures and later harvest, allowing grapes to reach full ripeness on the vines. This will continue to age for 10-20 years!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235634401,"sku":"32540","price":174.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Sottimanocotta.webp?v=1778710896"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2023-barbaresco-basarin","title":"Sottimano 2023 Barbaresco Basarin","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 60-70 year old vines in the middle of the Basarin slope with more pure limestone and aged for 22 months in large oak casks. The 2023 vintage translates to friendly, ready to drink wines. I was drawn in by this wines inviting and open aromatics like raspberry, rose, and sweet herbs. It's approachability is due to Basarin's elegence, Andrea's gentle extraction, and slightly briefer than usual aging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235699937,"sku":"32547","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanobasarin_a7bbebe5-2360-4dbc-9c1a-7b97c4db1f22.webp?v=1778767904"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2024-barbera-dalba-superiore-pairolero","title":"Sottimano 2024 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairolero","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Barbera is from the top of the slope in Basarin and sees 9 months of aging in cask. Andrea Sottimano liked the 2024 vintage for its elegant, linear, and bright wines. Great concentration of purple fruit, delicate florals, spice and a stony minerality from Basarin's calcareous and sandy soils. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235732705,"sku":"32544","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanobarbera.webp?v=1778711004"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2023-barbaresco-pajore","title":"Sottimano 2023 Barbaresco Pajore","description":"\u003cp\u003ePajore boasts very pure, white limestone soils. Andrea says this vineyard site tends to create more quiet and shy wines, and I see that in the bottle. The aromatics lead with more spice, insense, earth and lithe tart fruit. 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If you like Pelaverga, try a dry, light bodied Brachetto for its similar aromas of strawberry and rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235831009,"sku":"32543","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanomate.webp?v=1778711042"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2016-barbaresco-riserva","title":"Sottimano 2016 Barbaresco Riserva","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly released in exceptional vintages, Sottiamno's 2016 Riserva was well deserving of the extra bottle aging. This is a current release straight from the estate! The grapes are sourced from the oldest vines in Currà, and its sees long submerged cap maceration after a meticulous selection of the best grapes. The wines spends 24 months in large French barrels followed by significant bottle aging at the estate. At 10 years old, we see how 2016's balance of power and elegance continues to deliver beautiful wines now and for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48365235863777,"sku":"32542","price":164.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/sottimanoriserva16_486d7920-0fad-4cbd-ae66-2d0ad1fe20b8.webp?v=1778710826"},{"product_id":"sottimano-2014-barbaresco-curra","title":"Sottimano 2014 Barbaresco Curra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurra is always released two years later than Andrea's other Barbarescos, spending more time in bottle. 55 to 75-year-old vines planted in Neive to an amphitheater-shaped vineyard rich in limestone and clay. 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