Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva “Pora”, 2013 2025Reasonable but with a gentle roundness

but with a gentle roundness that makes it extremely versatile

on shallow soils over the Turonian tuffeau chalk that gives Saumur-Champigny its signature freshness and mineral cut

or hold another decade

and capable of considerable age

alongside aged cheeses (especially Comté or blue cheese)

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva “Pora”, 2013 2025Reasonable but with a gentle roundnessPora is the opulent, generous member of Produttori del Barbaresco's south facing trio of crus, sitting beside Asili and Rabaja on Barbaresco's greatest slope. The 2013 is a classic, more structured vintage than the warm 2011, with bright acidity and firmer tannins that promise a longer life. It's drinking well now with a decant, but it also has the bones to keep evolving over the coming years. A great illustration of how vintage reshapes a single