The 2001 Barbaresco Bernardot offers plenty of spices and minerals on the nose, with flavors of rich ripe red fruits, anise and a mentholated note on the finish. It is a very elegant and classy wine aged for 16 months in barriques, of which 30% are new, 30% one year old, and 40% two years old. The vineyard is divided into two sections, in one part the vines are 60-65 years old and in the other part the vines are 15 years old. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016. Importer: Moet Hennessy USA, New York, NY; tel. (212) 251-8200

The estate’s top Barbaresco is the Bricco Asili. Made from vines that are over 25 years old and aged in 100% new oak, the 2001 displays a deep color and is darker, richer and more concentrated than the Bernardot, with notes of licorice, tobacco and spices dominating the nose. On the palate it is masculine, austere and balsamic, with flavors of dark fruits and plums, finishing with chewy tannins. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2021. Importer: Moet Hennessy USA, New York, NY; tel. (212) 251-8200

The 2001 Barbaresco Bernardot offers plenty of spices and minerals on the nose, with flavors of rich ripe red fruits, anise and a mentholated note on the finish. It is a very elegant and classy wine aged for 16 months in barriques, of which 30% are new, 30% one year old, and 40% two years old. The vineyard is divided into two sections, in one part the vines are 60-65 years old and in the other part the vines are 15 years old. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016. Importer: Moet Hennessy USA, New York, NY; tel. (212) 251-8200

Shows some hints of vanilla on the nose and palate, but there’s plenty of other stuff going on as well: brandied cherries and ginger on the nose add even more dried spices on the richly textured palate. Slowly unfolds into a long, layered finish. Drink 2008–2018. Imported by Clicquot Inc.——J.C.(3/1/2006)—— 92

Features plenty of bold cherry aromas tinged with dried spices, but there’s also a hint of elevated alcohol on the nose. Big, full-bodied and tannic, with dried fruit flavors that show a hint of overripeness. Long and powerful on the finish. Imported by Clicquot Inc. ——J.C.(3/1/2006)—— 90