M invited to a tasting recently. The hidden theme (there were other bottles in the line up that will be posted separately) was nine bottles from La Ca' Növa. Tasted double blind.
Notes from my visit to the estate - Barolista: The Barolo Boys in Piedmont - A Visit To La Ca´ Növa
2015 Barbaresco Montestefano, La Ca' Növa
A very nice, forest filled nose with additional notes of dried wild strawberries, licorice and sun warm gravel.
The taste is spicy and fine with a very fine red fruit, sweet tannins and a long, balanced finish.
90p (tasted 2025/05)
1982 Barbaresco, La Ca' Növa
A handsome, elegant, mature nose with notes of undergrowth, dried strawberries and dried roses.
The taste is medium bodied and silky with notes of dried strawberries, smoke and violets. A tad light in the middle taste.
88p (tasted 2025/05)
1987 Barbaresco Montefico Bric Mentina, La Ca' Növa
A deep, rich nose with notes of sweet/sour raspberries, blue ski wax, veal stock and dried flowers. Very complex and fine.
The taste is tight yet silky and generous with notes of asphalt, violets, raspberries and assorted spices. Very long and lingering. A stunning bottle from a mediocre vintage.
94p (tasted 2025/05)
1993 Barbaresco Montefico Bric Mentina
A restrained, mature nose with notes of tobacco, moist earth and pomegranate. Very, very good.
The taste is more open than the nose with lovely notes of res cherries, salmiak and violets. Still some nibbling tannins.
90p (tasted 2025/05)
2019 Barbaresco Montefico Vigna Bric Mentina, La Ca' Növa
A deep, elegant nose with notes of smoke, ripe red currants, rosehips and Langhe earth. High and fine.
The taste is young and structured with assorted red berries, notes of tobacco and leather, very long and fine. 7+ years.
91p (tasted 2025/05)
2020 Barbaresco Montefico Vigna Bric Mentina, La Ca' Növa
An open, inviting nose with notes of ripe raspberries, Finnish licorice, smoke and warm gravel. Very complex and fine.
The taste is tight and forward with gorgeous fruit, silky tannins and a finish that goes on and on and on. Great wine. 5+ years.
95p (tasted 2025/05)
2021 Barbaresco Montefico Vigna Bric Mentina, La Ca' Növa
A deep, layered nose with notes of ripe red cherries, asphalt, leather and rosehips. Very solid and fine.
The taste is young and tight with notes of hard cherry candy, cigarette smoke and earth. Taut tannins, this will need 8+ years in the cellar.
92p (tasted 2025/05)
2021 Barbaresco Montestefano, La Ca' Növa
Corked! #¤&#%¤&%¤!!
Not rated (tasted 2025/05)
2020 Barbaresco Montestefano, La Ca' Növa
A high, intense nose with notes of ripening strawberries, rosehips, a hint of tar and tobacco. Very fine.
The taste is warm and structured with gorgeous fruit, silky tannins and a long, long finish. 6+ years.
94p (tasted 2025/05)