Paitin Barbaresco Basarin 2022

96 Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate

This is one of the crown jewels of Barbaresco – a single-vineyard expression from the Basarin cru where the communes of Neive, Treiso, and Barbaresco converge. Steep, sun-kissed, south-facing slopes that yield Nebbiolo with a rare combination of elegance and structure. Parker’s Wine Advocate just gave the 2022 vintage 96 points, calling it a “wine of noted intensity” with “blue flowers, underbrush, iron and earthy roots.”

The Basarin vineyard has sandy soils surrounded by cooling forest, and the 50-year-old vines produce wines that prioritize sharpness and elegance over weight. Parker describes this 2022 with “fleeting notes of iris, lilac and violet that are very beautiful” – the kind of aromatic complexity that makes serious Barbaresco collectors weak in the knees.