2015 Franco Molino Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Community Tasting Note
fhayek wrote:
Friday, 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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Comment posted by woutervdstee:
4/4/2020 2:22:00 AM - Thanks for your note. Do you recommend drinking it now? I bought a couple of them at the winery itself for 12,50 per bottle.
Comment posted by fhayek:
4/4/2020 9:23:00 AM - Is is worth to wait with it?
I'm not sure to be honest, I don't have much experience with the aging of barberas.
If I had to provide an answer, I would probably say I would not wait with it, simply because it does not display any 'young' characteristic and because typically one needs acidity for a wine to improve with age, which this wine does not have a lot of. But it's just a guess.
Comment posted by woutervdstee:
4/4/2020 10:07:00 AM - Thanks! I think I will just have to try one. At the winery the recommended waiting until at least 2020.