#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025
Produttori del Barbaresco is one of Piedmont’s most respected cooperative wineries, founded in 1958 to preserve the region’s small grower tradition and elevate the quality of Barbaresco. Today it unites more than 50 member growers, all farming Nebbiolo across some of the appellation’s finest crus. The winery is celebrated for its unwavering commitment to traditional winemaking, producing a benchmark Barbaresco each year and, in exceptional vintages, a collection of highly sought‑after single‑vineyard bottlings. Known for purity, structure, and age‑worthy elegance, Produttori del Barbaresco stands as a defining voice of the region’s classic style.
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco has an intense nose of spices, pepper and black cherries. Powerful, firm, elegant sip with ethereal flavor. Pairs well with egg pastas, risottos, white meats, poultry, red meats, game, venison and aged cheeses.
95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate This wine gives us our first taste of the epic 2021 vintage from a producer as prolific as Produttori del Barbaresco. Bottled in April 2024, this vintage shows the immense power and complexity that likens it to 2016, another year for collectors. The 2021 Barbaresco offers medium-rich density that is transmitted both to the wine's appearance and its mouthfeel. There is black fruit, spice and a touch of nutmeg. However, the wine maintains its youthful tension and energy throughout. The tannins are chalky, fine and void of any bitterness. This is a classical expression of Nebbiolo that gives us good reason to be excited for the upcoming 2021 Barbaresco Riservas. When to drink: 2026 to 2045
94 Wine Spectator A vibrant, well-defined red, offering rose, cherry, strawberry, white pepper and mineral flavors. Sleek and elegant, this firms up on the linear finish. Balanced and approachable now yet would benefit from a bit more time to knit together. Excellent length.
94 Jeb Dunnuck The 2021 Barbaresco offers more complexity and sports a bit deeper shade of red than the 2021. Layered with aromas of kirsch, darker spice, cardamom, candied flowers, and orange peel, the palate is more structured and compact, with savory notes of salty earth, angular, ripe tannins, and its more citrus-noted acidity shining on the palate.
94 James Suckling An intriguing wine with aromas of potpourri, dried cherries and candied orange zest. Smoky and juicy on the palate, with firm, dusty yet ripe tannins, a full body and a long, savory finish. Drinkable now, but it has great potential for the long haul.
93 Vinous The 2021 Barbaresco is a gorgeous, deep wine. Although the aromatics are a bit closed, the 2021 shows gorgeous depth and a touch more palate presence than is typically the case for this bottling. Dark and enveloping, the 2021 will offer a number of years of very fine drinking. It is an impressive, classy wine from Produttori del Barbaresco.
