Medium ruby-brown Nose has some berries and tar but also a bit of leather and older-wine sour notes. The palate is much better than the nose. Medium body, chewy, gritty tannin, cherry, juicy acids. Medium-long finish. A very good wine that appears to be showing signs of peaking. Drink now.
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Paired with homemade Amatriciana, it went really well. Clearly modern in build but right now I would hazard that it is getting close to peak. Not sure if the tannins at the back end of the finish will ever disappear but it drinks with plenty of ripe and sweet cherries, a hint of smoke (oak?), some tar and nice dollop of acidity.
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Always a pleasant surprise when a Barbaresco tastes this great after 20+ years. Paired with mushroom dishes that made the wine POP! The cherry notes on this wine are simply stunning. Have one more bottle.
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11/22/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
Medium ruby-brown Nose has some berries and tar but also a bit of leather and older-wine sour notes. The palate is much better than the nose. Medium body, chewy, gritty tannin, cherry, juicy acids. Medium-long finish. A very good wine that appears to be showing signs of peaking. Drink now.
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4/9/2023 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 92 Points
Paired with homemade Amatriciana, it went really well. Clearly modern in build but right now I would hazard that it is getting close to peak. Not sure if the tannins at the back end of the finish will ever disappear but it drinks with plenty of ripe and sweet cherries, a hint of smoke (oak?), some tar and nice dollop of acidity.
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12/2/2021 - sdsull Likes this wine: 96 Points
Always a pleasant surprise when a Barbaresco tastes this great after 20+ years. Paired with mushroom dishes that made the wine POP! The cherry notes on this wine are simply stunning. Have one more bottle.
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1/2/2019 - jetrexpro Likes this wine: 93 Points
Luxurious earthy fruit and tar that somehow keeps from getting too heavy on the pallet. Drank over three hours. Lovely.
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2/27/2018 - Edclr Likes this wine: 95 Points
This has turned out to be a wow wine, now in its prime. Needed only 30 minutes to show all its stuff.
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