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• fhayek wrote: 88 points

  March 20, 2020 - Diffcult one to rate for me. 21 EUR at German wine merchant.
  
  Scent: like a good Bordeaux. Underwood, cigar box, chestnut even.
  
  Taste: A lot of (quality) wood. It has depth, intensity, structure. So spicy it reminds me actually of a certain style of shiraz. The aftertaste is so polished it's almost lame a bit, very soft on the back.
  
  Have been drinking quite a lot of it now but still don't know if I like it that much. On one hand, it ticks a lot of boxes and a certain quality is undeniable. On the other, it relies a bit too much on the oak and I'm not sure Barbera is supposed to taste like this.
  
  I might be wrong here but it feels like this is an attempt - not a bad one - to produce a kind of generic prestige wine for those who are accustomed to new world wines.
  
  All in all, I guess this will be very satisfying to non-nerds and new-world fans. The rest might feel 21 EUR is too much for it.

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• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Franco Molino
• Varietal Barbera
• Designation n/a
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• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Alba
• Appellation Barbera d'Alba Superiore

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