The ravishingly complex 1998 Barbaresco Valeirani possesses a distinctive bouquet of licorice, root beer, earth, cherry liqueur, rose petals, and truffles. Drink this complex, dense, opulently-textured, hedonistic offering over the next decade.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411