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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tomoem on 4/30/2018 & rated 90 points: This bottle had an elevated cork which was over 1/4" over the bottle top. It also had ullage below the shoulder. Cork was removed with a "Cork Pops" injector. The cork weighed almost 5 times that of a regular cork. Hence I know where the wine below the ullage wound up.
Once again a thin and almost watery experience with loads of aged fruit, some rotted cherries and strawberries. Flavors that are so unique and only found in an aged wine. Just another reason I love old wine and particularly well crafted old wine. (1512 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 1/31/2018 & rated 91 points: A little bit flatter tonight but oh so sweetly aromatic (just small this) and so old colored (brownish) that I was cringing at tasting this. In the mouth however it was not so bad, and suprisingly still fruity on its last legs. Flavors of slightly rotted strawberry fruit that it makes me yell out ..... I love old wine ! Where else can you find flavors like this. So unique ! (1499 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 5/13/2017 & rated 91 points: Straight out of the bottle this was wonderful. The wine is not viscous at all and in fact quite thin (almost watery), and yet with unique flavors that only an aged Brunello could have. If you have not had a chance to experience a Barbi at 45 years old, try to find one and give it a shot. Some would say that these are way past their prime, and while that may be true, I beg to differ. They are truly great examples of how wine changes with age. Delicious if you have the taste for aged wine. (1682 views) | | | Tasted by galenico on 10/28/2014 & rated 90 points: Naso esilarante!! Sembra un Cascina Francia di annata calda!!
Fresco e raffinato, goudron e fiori secchi.
Accenni di terziarizzazione e sottobosco, ma non fastidiosi né amari.
Al palato sfodera un' acidità ancora nervosa, terrosa e austera. Vino pienamente evoluto, ma ancora in gran forma, ma un pò selvatico con toni di cuoio e tabacco.
Medio corpo e finale con tannino granulare ancora vivo.
Bevuta piacevole (2519 views) |
| SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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