Flavorful with good complexity and depth. Well balanced with a nutty, round fruit profile and soft acidity. Long finish has complexity and the full array of flavors.

Ultra crisp with lots of zip and a fine, tight bead. Fresh apple and citrus fruits. Tangy, refreshing and crisp finish.

Round dark cherry fruit with a healthy dose of earth and mushroom character underneath. Fine tannins and cut. Polished and well balanced with a nuanced, complex style.

In a more modern style with black fruit, lower acid and a slight dose of sweet oak. Forward lush fruit character with good depth and concentration of flavor. Still young and primary.

Fresh and zippy with good ripe fruit and body. Not complex - but well made and complete.

Gorgeous, perfumed and effusive nose. Loads of red and black fruits, tar and smoke. Palate is richly textured with fine balance. Well-integrated oak, suave tannins and fresh acidity. Pure, complex and lifted. Outstanding --- the best Barbera I've ever had.

Nearly black in color with on-again, off-again aromatics of dark fruits, flowers and licorice. Despite a couple hours in the decanter this was brooding and tight. Good richness of fruit but just too tannic to be enjoyed today. Like the stuffing, but needs time.

Effusive and complex aromatics. Initial funk blows off to reveal aged dark fruits, cedar, minerals, tar and spice accents. Still quite lively on the palate with round currant fruits, soft-suave tannins and plenty of balancing acidity. Drinking damn well - a fine example of perfectly mature bdx.

Full,open and complex nose releases sromas of sweet currant fruit and cedar with pronounced tobacco leaf, green pepper and herbs. Very PLL-like. Palate is still richly concentrated, lively and well balanced. California -- but with a real tip-of-the cap to the old world. Delicious, long and showing plenty of complexity. Served blind in a Bordeaux flight - 1 guess for Cali but most leaning towards the old world.

Full, open aromas of tarry dark fruits, minerals, leather and spice. Round lush fruits on the palate with buoyant acidity and fine tannins. On the younger side a good drinking window - tasty, fresh and complex.