I was at one of the booths in the Grand Tasting Pavilion when I spotted someone opening a bottle of this old Barbaresco. I then learnt that it was going to be tasted in an upcoming session on Old wines, so I enrolled for it.Sure enough, after a informative yet definitely promotional talk, the old wine (a grand total of three bottles) was offered for tasting. Well unlike Barolo, Barbaresco is not a wine designed for extended aging and this 56 year old wine was definitely past its peak, yet aging very gracefully. As such a delicate old wine might well disintegrate on decanting, it was poured straight out of the bottle, resulting in a cloudy brick red liquid with brown tints. It was meaty and acid on the nose, with an acid palate hinting of sweet and with a touch of fruit. It was well supported by an acid backbone finishing acid with a hint of tannins.
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