97 points Vinous

"The 2020 Barbaresco Fausoni takes all the elegance of the 2019 and turns up the dial one more notch. Deep and explosive, the 2020 captures all the best this vintage had to offer. A rush of dark red fruit, blood orange, spice, menthol, salt, lavender and rose petal builds as the 2020 saturates every corner of the palate. Here, too, the balance of fruit, acid and tannin is simply masterful."

95 points Jeb Dunnuck

"The darkest-fruited of all the wines presented by Sottimano, the 2020 Barbaresco Fausoni is from 50-year-old vines grown at the lowest elevation of the estate (220 to 240 meters). The wine is generous with aromas of blackberry, lavender, and candied licorice. Full-bodied and ripe with ample tannins, it is expansive with red and black raspberry, tea leaf, and turned soil. It has wonderful depth without being heavy, with a seamless structure."

95 points Kerin O'Keefe

"The fragrant 2020 Fausoni from Sottimano is sublime, offering enticing scents of violet, rose, perfumed berry and camphor that mix with earthy whiffs of leather and forest floor. Lithe and elegantly structured, the vibrant palate offers pomegranate, blood orange, licorice and a hint of game before a saline mineral close. Agile, close-grained tannins and bright acidity keep it structured and balanced. This is one of the most age-worthy Barbarescos of the vintage."