2011 Giacosa Fratelli Barbera d'Alba Busije

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 87.1 points

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  4/16/2021 - FjordogFjell wrote: 86 Points

  Tja den ble liggende litt lenger en ett år :-) PnP i Zalto universal. Mørk og lett moden frukt med mandel. Mørk fin fyldig frukt. Mangler litt midtparti. Samler seg litt med litt luft. Kjekk kjeller opplevelse med rimelig vin. Fjell: veldig god. 1 dag i flaske: mørk og fin med litt grønne undertoner.

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  3/19/2015 - Nike-Raider Likes this wine: 87 Points

  It was an ok bottle that seemed to be well crafted, but not notable. I found the nose subdued, even after two hours in the decanter. Palllet was fine but not particularly complex. Will try again in 2016.

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  12/6/2014 - Tim Heaton wrote:

  Considerable bottle variation from the bottle of just a few weeks ago. Consumed over two lunches, with day one showing better by a good margin. Moments of freshness, and even some subtle complexities, but only on day one, and again, subtle. A wine like this reminds me that it's not possible to make a good/great wine unless you've done your work in the vineyard and grown the best fruit possible - this seemed to fall well short of what Barbera's capable of, even (especially?) at the sub $20 level. Medium-bodied, quite unmemorable; mostly anonymous. I will not be purchasing any more of these. 13,5% abv.
  
  Served non-blind.
  
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  10/10/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  Whoa, sure glad I didn't enter my tasting note last night, when I first opened this and (suffered through) poured two glasses, to have with my dinner. Bug repellent, and other fake, chemical aromas that all signalled the opposite of wine growing. Perhaps it was my fault, for thinking that I could Pop N Pour this Barbera, but then I got to thinking (after tasting it) that it was their fault, for making and not growing this wine. It was just plain awful. Fast forward a day, with half the bottle left, and I pour myself a glass to have with some leftover pasta, reminding myself to keep an open mind, and all. Well, I didn't need an open mind, this was as beautiful today as it was awful yesterday. True varietal charcter, medium-bodied, good lift - really quite pretty, and a wine I'd buy again (and will, next week), and recommend. Leans only slightly to toward the darker end of the fruit spectrum, this is really good juice for just $17. 13,5% abv (fully resolved), with slimmed-down, harmonious tannins framing the whole package. Thru 2016, recommended
  
  Served non-blind.
  
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  8/17/2013 - FjordogFjell wrote: 85 Points

  Fin lett rustikk pizzavin
  Kommer seg med litt luft, bør ligge et år

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