2013 Giorgio Pelissero Barbera d'Alba Piani

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  9/16/2017 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 86 Points

  Nose of blackberries and dried herbs. Dark chocolate covered cranberries on the palate. Improves with decanting, but oddly flat despite good acidity. Feels a bit overworked, though a good wine overall.

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  8/11/2017 - TK Mastres wrote: 86 Points

  Blue and black fruit on the nose with a bit of camphor. Hinting at ripeness but not fully delivering on the palate. Good structure but a streak of astringency dominates the front and There's a sharpness that just can't be shaken all throughout the finish. Just not my cup of tea and overall, probably not worth the ask at $18 IMHO. Does improve a bit with a few hours of air and definitely works better with food than on its own. Can generally do better around here ��

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  5/29/2017 - goodgout Does not like this wine: 84 Points

  Lacking acidity

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  5/27/2017 - coreywb Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Last few years of Barbera from Alba or Asti have been inconsistent. This is the best bottle of Barbera I have tasted in awhile. Dark ruby red. Lovely nose of cherries. Medium bodied, nicely integrated fruit, sweet tannins and a decent amount of acidity to match with food. Nice pizza or red sauce pasta wine. Simple, tasty red for good QPR at about $20.

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  3/3/2017 - pdev wrote: 90 Points

  Dark style of barbera, licorice, old cedar, palate aeromatics lean towards the floral violets, good acid, juicy, really well done.

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