2012 Vigneti Massa Barbera Colli Tortonesi Monleale

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  3/15/2022 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep ruby color with mild rim clearing - unfiltered
  Medium plus aromas of black cherry/ blackberry with mild oak/ vanillin notes - Dark florals/ hint of smoke and beautiful rose petal and rose oil aromas - so enticing
  Medium bodied with palate of red and black cherry and dark florals
  High acidity and medium tannins - I found it difficult to tease these apart - the acidity really makes this wine seem more tannic than it actually is
  Medium alcohol and moderate finish
  I haven't had a wine from Massa that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed, and I will add this to the list
  Drinking well now but showing no signs of decline

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  3/15/2022 - S.Wayne Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Double blind tasting
  Deep garnet. Possibly filtered
  Aromatics medium +. Oak, vanilla which I thought was some new but not overpowering/balanced with other aromatics. Dark fruit, mainly black cherry. Dark flowers, earth.
  Palate has medium body. Tannins medium, rather coarse on teeth and gums but integrated none the less. Acid medium + to high. Alcohol medium +. Chalk and cherries. Green and dried stems.
  Dry glass notes of clay pot and dark flowers
  Finish has medium length. Balanced
  I guessed a Sangiovese given the tannins which I overrated.
  Beautiful example of an aged Barbera.
  Drink now, but does have the structure to age further if desired

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  2/22/2020 - wardamnwine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Good stuff!

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  2/28/2018 - lolo66 wrote:

  This is a intensely structured Barbera. While it has immense fruit it has even more formidable tannins. Quite frankly this is young brooding tightly wound wine that somehow still shows well. This could age effortlessly for many years.

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