The 2000 Barbaresco Faset, from a vineyard next to Asili, is an attractive medium garnet with good fruit and spice on the nose, a medium weight palate with some solidity, and reveals some expressive tar and licorice notes on its firm finish. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2012. Importer: Veuve Cliquot, New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575

Very rich indeed. Lighter in color than many 2000 Barbarescos, but delivers decadent meaty, earthy, ripe fruit aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, with soft tannins and a ripe, rich finish. Long in the mouth. Best after 2006. 530 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add

Quit light in color, showing an amber-orange tinge at the rim and modest cherry, tobacco and citrus aromas and flavors. Medium-weight, this is an atypically easy offering from Ceretto. Drink now–2010.——W.E.(4/2/2004)—— 88