Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva “Pora”, 2013

Pora is the opulent, generous member of Produttori del Barbaresco's south-facing trio of crus, sitting beside Asili and Rabaja on Barbaresco's greatest slope. The 2013 is a classic, more structured vintage than the warm 2011, with bright acidity and firmer tannins that promise a longer life. It's drinking well now with a decant, but it also has the bones to keep evolving over the coming years. A great illustration of how vintage reshapes a single vineyard. Produttori bottles these Riservas only when the year merits it.