The 2018 Ca Rome Barbaresco Chiaramanti is a Nebbiolo wine from the esteemed Piedmont region in Italy, specifically the Barbaresco sub-region. Produced by Ca Rome, this red wine is noted for its robust characteristics and complexity.
James Suckling awarded this vintage an impressive 95 points, highlighting its "tight but complex nose of mixed berries with sweet, creamy spice, and turkish delight." He further noted the presence of herbs and a hint of wild onion, describing the palate as "dense, silky," and emphasized its balanced nature with "a lightly firm, spice-coated tannin frame." Suckling suggests that while it is "delicious to taste now," it will reach its peak from 2024 onwards, promising a "super long and luxuriant" finish.
Wine Spectator's Bruce Sanderson provided a score of 91 points, observing the wine's "dense, tightly wound style" with "burly tannins underlying cherry, plum, earth, and eucalyptus flavors." He pointed out that the wine is "balanced on the tannic side, with a lightly astringent finish," recommending that it is best enjoyed between 2024 and 2036.
Antonio Galloni from Vinous rated the wine 92 points, describing it as "a soft, fruity wine to drink now and over the next decade." He praised the integration of "succulent red cherry, red plum, cedar, spice and rose petal," noting that all elements are "so nicely balanced."
Monica Larner of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also gave it a score of 92 points, commenting on its "textured and soft approach with some ripe fruit and blackberry backed by spice and tarry smoke." She noted that the "thick fiber of this mid-weight wine cedes to integrated tannins and rich fruit concentration."
Decanter's 93-point review noted the wine's "more muscular character" compared to Ca Rome's Rio Sordo. The review described a "spicy, dusty nose with berry fruits and herbal overtones," and prominent, "chocolatey tannins balanced by piercing acidity." The wine, matured for 20 months in Slavonian oak, presents "ripe red and black fruits, damp earth, fresh tobacco, and spicy cedar."
In summary, the 2018 Ca Rome Barbaresco Chiaramanti is a well-received Nebbiolo with a complex and robust profile, praised for its balance and potential for aging.