2009 G.D. Vajra Barbera d'Alba Superiore

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/25/2018 - djlevin Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose of boysenberry, plum and blackberry with a slightly medicinal note. This has reached the end of its drinking window. Not an unexpected life for a Barbera. Still very fruit forward following the nose, but a broader mix of red, black and blue fruit on the palate. Still medium plus tannins, but only medium acidity. Nice full mouthfeel. A mild bitter chocolate mid-palate that carries through to the finish. The fruit is starting to develop a candied character and a medicinal note is entering the picture. Still, a beautiful wine, but drink now if you have inventory left!

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  7/20/2017 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very similar tasting notes to my last ones. Super perfumed, aromatic, boks but fresh Barbera. Year after year one of my favorite Barberas.

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  3/17/2017 - Zorg wrote: 90 Points

  Fantastic nose! Very fresh, ready to drink but will last for several years.

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  8/28/2016 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 94 Points

  My last bottle, and the only conclusion I can reach is that I bought too few and drank them too soon! The previous one either showed tremendous bottle variation or it was going through a "dumb" period, because it wasn't nearly as good as this one or the previous ones; this was the best bottle of the six I've had.
  
  Dense, dark; heady aromas of sweet dark fruit, hints of clove and fennel; big, full mouthfeel, a thoroughly New World wine in terms of aspect and attack, followed by a delicious European wine later in the mouth and in the aftertaste, with great structure provided by its acid and tannin; lingering residual sweetness. Sweet and savory, together, with great balance. A gem.

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  11/14/2015 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very similar tasting note to the one dated June 2014. What a beautiful and fresh Barbera.

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