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2004 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco |
| Vintage | 2004 |  Label 1 of 9   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Produttori del Barbaresco (web) | ||
| Variety | Nebbiolo | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| SubRegion | Langhe | ||
| Appellation | Barbaresco | ||
| UPC Code | 665529000049 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 98 notes) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 2/7/2010 & rated 92 points: Juicy, fresh, balanced. Not the most profound wine I have ever had but actually a very good drink. I would purchase more. (409 views) | |
| Tasted by Jozefs on 2/2/2010 & rated 89 points: Red fruits (strawberries, cherries) and fruit candy on the enjoyable nose. Fresh fruit on the palate, intermingled with cherry-like acidity and hints of exotic spices. Balanced, pleasant. (810 views) | |
| Tasted by Pierini on 1/31/2010 & rated 88 points: Excellent value from Barbaresco, fresh, elegant. (756 views) | |
| Tasted by slave2thevine on 1/16/2010: This bottle was very dry and astringent in the palate with limited fruit...even after 4-5 hours. It might be a good idea to hold these wines for a while longer right now. (816 views) | |
| Tasted by Serge Birbrair on 1/5/2010: Seductive and pleasant, not much thoughts requires, open, drink, enjoy. If you put it down for 15 years it's OK too. (1171 views) | |
| Tasted by dwoody on 12/20/2009 & rated 90 points: Delicious stuff. Opened first thing in the morning and had at night. Medium ruby and mediumed body. Sour cherry, red flowers, and a little earth. Drying finish. Drink or hold. (1065 views) | |
| Tasted by docvin1107 on 12/14/2009 & rated 89 points: At first rather tight nose with rose petals and bright fruit of cherries, rashberries - maybe a bit of cranberries too. The fruit turned a little darker as time past by. On the palate quite light and soft but elegant and very balanced with persistant red fruit and rustic flavours - maybe and tiny hollow mid-palate. Soft to firm tannins on the back with a classic sour medium finish. Not perfect but surely a seriously enjoyable wine and hard to find a better barbaresco at this price point! Drinking weel now with a few hours in the decanter but will properly last and improve another 5-7 years. 89+ (1208 views) | |
| Tasted by djb on 12/9/2009 & rated 90 points: Austere upon open and not especially yielding, even with air. Though perhaps not the deepest fruit, this is beautifully made and seems likely to age gracefully. Sour cherry with notes of roses, tar and balsa wood. One of the better recent "normales" from Produttori. (1364 views) | |
| Tasted by kampster on 10/27/2009: Tightened up considerably since this summer. Wondered on day one if the bottle was flawed in some way in light of the huge difference in performance compared with just a few months ago. However, on day 3 it was slightly more approachable and delivered some drinking pleasure but it is probably entering a dormant phase and I am going to keep my hands off my remaining bottles for a while. (1895 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 10/9/2009 & rated 88 points: (1315 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 9/22/2009 & rated 90 points: (1580 views) | |
| Tasted by 10centpower on 9/13/2009 & rated 91 points: Opened up nicely over an hour. Paired well with buffalo burgers, as the lean meat didn't require a big wine. (2162 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 9/1/2009 & rated 92 points: (1674 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 8/31/2009 & rated 90 points: (1627 views) | |
| Tasted by wgladwin on 8/31/2009 & rated 91 points: (1622 views) | |
| Tasted by slave2thevine on 8/7/2009 & rated 89 points: Showing a bright ruby core with a pale pink rim at the edge of the glass and no signs of bricking. The nose of this wine gives off scents of vibrant red fruits, tar and a hint of roses and lime at the tail end. In the mouth there are still some gripping tannins initially that give way to red fruits and medium acidity along a medium-long finish that offers a melange of red fruits and a rustic character. (2318 views) | |
| Tasted by Stingo on 8/4/2009 & rated 90 points: Had this wine a year ago and it was overwhelmed by brooding tannins. Surprisingly, it has opened up very nicely. Suspect it will continue to improve for a couple years, but I would not hesitate to pop one of these now. (2553 views) | |
| Tasted by JFish on 7/30/2009: Took about an hour to open up and then began drinking very nicely. A slight amount of tannin but not distracting. Good acidity. A hint of rose petals and tar, dark fruit. Nice drink with oven roasted chicken. (2412 views) | |
| Tasted by kampster on 7/25/2009 & rated 90 points: Surprisingly open for business compared to the 2003 that was much tighter at this stage. Nose slightly subdued and doesn't reveal much of what is to come on the palate. Light red berry scents with a rosy perfume whiff. The palate is very elegant with raspberries as the primary impression. Very clean, elegant and fresh and quite enjoyable to drink already despite its young age. 90+ (2413 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 7/13/2009 & rated 89 points: (2039 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 7/13/2009 & rated 91 points: (2014 views) | |
| Tasted by Fontanafredda on 6/30/2009 & rated 92 points: Light red color, pink/orange rim (the color is so light it could seem a dark rose'). The nose is an explosion of raspberry, italian crema and pine cones. Full bodied, well integrated tannins. Smooth texture, as it opens up it delivers also balsamic notes. Impressive Barbersco for the $$ (2872 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 6/20/2009 & rated 88 points: (2102 views) | |
| Tasted by pifcho on 5/24/2009 & rated 89 points: Decanted for an hour. Not giving much on the nose. Very approachable from the get go. Tannins are rather soft for a 5-year old barbaresco. Very masculine wine. Tar, meat with a nice dose of dried cherries. A bit hollow in the middle initially, but filled up nicely during the night. Medium finish and moderate complexity... I found it to be a tad heavy... Really needs food. Good introductory barbaresco, but nothing special at the end of the day. 88 Price paid: $27 Would I buy again? Maybe Day 3: After two days vacuumed in the fridge this is actually a little bit smoother, but still with a good bite... Upping the score to 89. Give this another 3-4 years (2913 views) | |
| Tasted by robw on 5/11/2009 & rated 91 points: (2344 views) | |
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The 2004 season has been a "smooth" one for the grapes of Barbaresco, neither too hot or to cold, with average spring rainfall and a relatively dry summer. After the awkward 2002 and 2003 vintages (being the 2002 season very wet and the 2003 very hot and dry) the 2004 was "uneventful" and easy, with nice flowering and fruit - set and therefore resulting in a larger than average crop. Because of that, growers have been very careful all through the summer with severe thinning of the crop in order to have, at the beginning of September a fairly balanced production in the vineyards. The once again beautiful September weather, warm days and cool nights, allowed a nice ripening of the colour and aromatic compounds, as well as a good sugar accumulation. Harvest started late for the Produttori del Barbaresco, on October 8th with healthy grapes and very good figures. Ratio between skins and juice was more in favour of the latter, which sometimes means a "diluted" vintage: the high level of sugar, colour and fenolic compounds, though, were a good indication of excellent quality. Rain come after October 20th with 80% of the crop already in; nevertheless even the grapes picked after the rain showed good numbers, a proof of the healthy character of the crop itself. 2004 vintage will be a very good one; like most of the late harvesting vintages will show intense flavours and rich fruit; maybe not as tight and tannic as the low producing vintages of 1999 and 2001; more similar to the rich and powerful 1990. About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTracker Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only) Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa) |
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