Young reductive nose, Cinnamon and cola notes on the nose. Decent acidity and tannins...although a bit drying and bitter at the end. For the price, an excellent bottle to accompany with pasta night at home.
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Basically popped and poured. Definitely better 1-1.5 hrs later. Just good stuff...rich blackberries mixed with earth, tar, and leaves in a nice tart package wrapped with ripe tannins. Went really well with Zolis pizza. Love this wine. 14% abv
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{Visit to Oddero} This (Superiore) was altogether different from the Vinchio that was just poured. More deeply fruited, but, as expected, lower acidity (than Vinchio), too. Not as fresh, with some angular tannins. I'm guessing this will show much better in '12 vintage. 14,5% abv.
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Really enjoyed this. Very juicy with lots of punch. High acidity, not much tannins, lots of cherry cola, leather, and smoke. Salty. Evolved a lot in the glass. Main flaw was the alcohol (14.5) was noticeable lending a medicinal note although this died down some on night two. Think this will get better with time.
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5/17/2016 - bklynfoodie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Smooth, food friendly, fruit forward with smooth finish.
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1/8/2016 - gris Likes this wine: 89 Points
Young reductive nose, Cinnamon and cola notes on the nose. Decent acidity and tannins...although a bit drying and bitter at the end. For the price, an excellent bottle to accompany with pasta night at home.
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11/24/2015 - Chesszen wrote: 88 Points
Excellent $15 Barbera
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4/13/2015 - kenthargis wrote: 87 Points
Solid barbera. Good value for money from a good producer. Medium to full bodied. Went well with pizza.
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4/6/2015 - awinestory wrote: 87 Points
very attractive purple black color, aromas of black licorice, wet stone, flavors of ripe plum and minerals, lots of juicy fruit, med tannins
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11/21/2014 - djarcara Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very nice full bodied wine. Well balanced. Dark fruit. Simple, but good with food. A touch too much heat; 14.5% alcohol. Fabulous value.
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9/6/2014 - James Kim wrote: 91 Points
Basically popped and poured. Definitely better 1-1.5 hrs later. Just good stuff...rich blackberries mixed with earth, tar, and leaves in a nice tart package wrapped with ripe tannins. Went really well with Zolis pizza. Love this wine. 14% abv
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5/6/2014 - tko wrote: 85 Points
Flavor profile was similar to previous bottles, however this one was unpleasantly sour. Smoothed out some on night two but still seemed a bit flawed.
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4/27/2014 - baroloboy55 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Well made, proper, relatively traditional well balanced, juicy barbera. Gets better with some air. Excellent QPR. Would gladly owne more.
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4/16/2014 - Tim Heaton wrote:
{Visit to Oddero} This (Superiore) was altogether different from the Vinchio that was just poured. More deeply fruited, but, as expected, lower acidity (than Vinchio), too. Not as fresh, with some angular tannins. I'm guessing this will show much better in '12 vintage. 14,5% abv.
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4/5/2014 - tko Likes this wine: 89 Points
Really enjoyed this. Very juicy with lots of punch. High acidity, not much tannins, lots of cherry cola, leather, and smoke. Salty. Evolved a lot in the glass. Main flaw was the alcohol (14.5) was noticeable lending a medicinal note although this died down some on night two. Think this will get better with time.
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