Community Tasting Notes 16

• Starpitti wrote:

  April 5, 2015 - #barbera #alba #oddero #2008 Viola, amarena lampone e prugna, sottobosco muschio, legno affumicato, tabacco, cacao, dolcemente speziato, tratti vegetali e balsamici. La sua forza è la sua persistenza. Grande piacevolezza con ritorni fruttati e vegetali. Da Manuale! #instawine #winelover #winetasting #wineinternational #langa #laMorra

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• Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 86 points

  May 8, 2014 - This just does not stand up to the super vintage of 2007. This is our favorite value-priced Barbera, but this vintage is a little on the thin side. It was varietally correct and had a good taste to it, but lacked the structure/backbone. Drink now, this vintage is fading fast and has been a disappointment compared to the 2007.

• Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 86 points

  January 6, 2014 - Not as good as the incredible 2007 vintage that was stellar. It did seem a little young, still tight, so I will sit on the remaining bottles for most of 2014, but the 2008 was just not as full-bodied or complex as the 2007 and I don't see that changing drastically for the better with aging, but there should be some improvement.

• RonT Does not like this wine: 84 points

  November 5, 2013 - The wine is light-medium color with light body. There is a slight woodsy nose with dried herbs, spice and touch meaty. The wine took 2 days to finish and showed improvement on the second day. The wine is a bit in the acidic side to the point of inbalance.

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• Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 86 points

  May 27, 2013 - This didn't have the inky color and tremendous robustness of the 2007, but it still is better than medium-bodied with cherry/fruit/earth taste and nose. Am rating 86, with the proviso that I think this will continue to get better into 2013 and 2014, seemed a tad young, so I would try another bottle towards the end of the year (which will be 5 yrs old). Definite oak aging apparent. As always, a good bargain if you are looking for a robust style Barbera that can stand up to tomato sauces and such. We had it with BBQ and it stood up to it.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Oddero
• Varietal Barbera
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Alba
• Appellation Barbera d'Alba
• UPC Code 736040511229

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• In Cellars 81 (33%)
• Consumed 165 (67%)

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