2004 Sottimano Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairolero

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  9/12/2012 - wequedad wrote: 91 Points

  Purchased from Andrea at the Winery. First of three 750's + two 1.5's. Inky dark plum color. Nice nose of cedar and forest floor. Nice and chewy with firm tannins and dark fruit flavors. This is a really good wine and ready for prime time.

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  10/1/2008 - Armando B wrote: 88 Points

  Dark fruit, predominantly plum. Very bright acid. Nice, but so-so QPR at full retail (OK QPR at $22 that I paid).

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  6/8/2006 - futronic wrote: 89 Points

  Dark purple/black colour. Aromas of coffee, blackberry, plums, and vanilla. Medium-full bodied, good acidity, with vanilla, black plums, black cherry, and blackcurrant. Moderate finish, 35s, with black fruit. In bottle for 1 month.

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  9/10/2005 - Tad GW wrote: 87 Points

  Wine: 2004 Sottimano Dolcetto Bric del
  Salto, Barbaresco
  
  Date: Sept. 10, 2005
  
  Color: Concord grape opaque purple color that stains the side of the glass when swirled. Transparent at the edge and gives a purplish kind of froth when poured and agitated.
  
  Nose: Mild nose of cherries with some spices coming on after some evolution but generally a subdued perfume.
  
  Palate: Tannins on the attack, red cherry and sour red cherry tastes mixed with sweeter black cherries.
  
  Score: 50+4+11+14+8=87
  
  Other remarks: 15,000 bottles of this produced. Andrea Sottimano says this ages very well in great years like 2004. This wine shows more nebbiolo characteristics than Dolcetto but still seems to lack the nose to get a better score.
  
  

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