Montebuono 2018 by Barbacarlo (Lino Maga) is a rich, red wine made in Lombardy with Barbera, Croatina, Uva Rara and Ughetta grapes. Expect rustic touches, structure, long aging ability and depth of flavour. A classic Italian wine, made with low intervention methods.
Barbacarlo – the soul of Oltrepò in a single hillside bottle
Perched on a steep, four-hectare amphitheatre above Broni, the Barbacarlo cru has been tended by the Maga family since 1886. No herbicides, no lab yeast, no shortcuts – just Croatina, Uva Rara, Barbera and Ughetta coaxed to life by wild fermentations in ancient casks. The late Lino Maga fought for decades to defend the vineyard’s name, bottling the wine before fermentation is completely finished to lock in a gentle natural sparkle and the quirks of every harvest.
Today his son Giuseppe continues the same stubborn, low-intervention approach, releasing only a few thousand bottles that can age for decades while still bursting with violet, forest-fruit and earthy spice. Barbacarlo isn’t merely a wine; it’s Lombardy’s limestone, history and rebellious spirit captured in liquid form.
We suggest to age these iconic, big wines for a while before drinking.
