2018 Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/15/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

  Dark cerise.
  Slow oxed and enjoyed this over 8 hours. The nose quite muted on opening, builds with air to reveal a dank, dark earthy forest floor with savoury soy nuances, complex spice, sopressa-like charcuterie and subtle florals, but tracking the evolution with air I think there’d be more in store for those able to hold out longer than 8 hours.
  On opening the palate surprised me: straightforward light red fruited mineralite which was quite weightless, however the complexity really builds with air this is youthfully complex in a dark red fruited way, spice, Christmas cake, with a few background savoury hints of soy and olive tapenade and a hint of umami truffle.
  Having enjoyed mature bottles of ‘01 and ‘05 recently this is very much in their mould and should develop beautifully.

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  2/14/2024 - mzimberg Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This needs a lot of air to show. After an hour and a double decant - Gorgeously velvet. Incredibly deep and sweetly kissed raspberry and chocolate with small earth aromas. Dense and savory entry. Strangely Burgundian sense of crazy exotic spice to go with flowers and smoked game. Very long finish. Surprisingly great even given its pedegree.

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  1/13/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Didn't impress like I had hoped it would, and has in the past. Opened up even more on the second day. So Drink or hold.

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  12/4/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Well, everyone absolutely loved it, the beast thing that it is!

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  11/26/2023 - acyso wrote: 88 Points

  Dinner at home (Chicago, IL): Flex: had to open this to cook with, because I ran out of cooking wine at home. Anyway, it's fine. Definitely shows that ripe-fruited barbera character, with a nice mix of red and black fruit. There's a bit of that high-toned barbera character as well. Slightly muted on the palate which was a bit disappointing given the intensity of the nose.

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