2009 Luca Ferraris Barbera d'Asti

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87 points

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  9/29/2011 - WineKnurd wrote: 88 Points

  Luca Ferraris Wine Social at L'Uva: Second wine tasted at the L'Uva Italian Wine Social featuring Luca Ferraris Wines, presented by Chiare Ferraris, wife of Luca. Retails in the $18 range. Nice, bright cherry and berry aromas on the nose, with some hits of oak cream in there as well. Not as earthy as I was expecting, but Chiare says they keep the oak influence to a minimum to showcase the great fruit from their vineyards. Bright cherries and dark cherries carry over to the palate where the oak tannins present hints of earth but also add a nice structure. Acidity is good and overall the wine finishes very clean. Its the "lighter" style of Barbera, and as such it is well made but will not be as complex as the higher end, $20+ Bd'A's on the market. Unfortunately the price doesn't suggest it's role as an everyday quaffer. B+ (note- the wine at the social may have been the 2010 Barbera; I have 2009 in my notes but the program says 2010)

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  7/17/2011 - awinestory wrote: 89 Points

  color: purple intensity, fushia rim, fast to form and fall
  nose: "purple" aroma medium plus, plums, black/blue fruit, blueberries, very ripe fruit
  palate: dry, acid med+ tannin med, body med alc est 14 finish med plus and spicy
  
  style note: Very intense tight Barbera with good structure, mix of blue and black fruit, acidity that is med+ and stident, tannin that is quite structured. Serve with lamb chops.

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  7/23/2010 - amateurwino wrote: 84 Points

  The bottling I had may have been the "Vigna del Martin", going by the store website. A little barnyard on the nose, with a very slight hint of brett, medicinal cherry, talcum powder. Slight aspirin minerality to the finish. Juicy and fruity, decent for the simple quaffer that it is. 84-85.

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