2011 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Community Tasting Note
PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine:
88 Points
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - This wine was a real disappointment for me. I've had the previous three vintages which were all special wines, with varying levels of intensity, complexity and spiciness. This wine was flat, one-dimensional and only worth about half the retail price. In absolute terms it is a good wine, well made, but relative to previous vintages and to its price it is a real under-performer.
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Comment posted by larseman:
3/18/2015 12:07:00 AM - The score doesn't really reflect your note, do you really mean 88p and not 78p. 88 would mean a very good wine.
Comment posted by PaulusLoZebra:
3/18/2015 5:20:00 AM - You're right, and the confusion stems from the incomplete nature of my notes, which were written in haste, and my particular use of the 100 point scale. 88 is my rating on the wine as a stand-alone assessment. My comments reflect disappointment compared to the three previous vintages of this same wine, which I rated 93, as well as to the price. I find it hard to justify $40 for any Barbera d'Alba Superiore, but I could accept it for this wine in 08, 09 and 10, which are joyous, complex and rewarding wines. The QPR on the 11 is, unfortunately, poor.
Comment posted by larseman:
3/18/2015 8:32:00 AM - Aha, I understand. Strange pricing though, in Sweden (known for high prices on alcohol) it was 179SEK equal to $22. I have a bottle but haven't tried it yet.