Seriously dark purple in color. Very floral nose with a whiff of alcohol. Ripe fruits and mouth watering acidity. Still tannins on mid-palate but approachable. Long and complex, sadly also some heat at finish with ABV 15% but likely higher, one for the CDP fans. Oaks still lingering at backend. Thick with dark chocolate finish, big big wine.
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Difficult to believe this wine is Barbera! Rich and ripe but with good acidity. Has definitrly developed from the wine we tried in 2011 (Papies 92) but also we believe it lost some of its magic. Don't get us wrong this was a very nice wine to drink but still we expected give the attention this received from Elio Altare that it would have been singing a lot louder. Good wine but not special in any way. 91
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Très belle bouteille, fruitée, peut-être un peu trop massive en bouche, manque d’élégance et de complexité, peut-être qu’avec quelques années de plus ?
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Started out big and primary, but that just slid away over a few hours and it the fruit began to show more and while it won't be confused for a traditional style barbera with great acidic backbone in the finish, it is quite nice and silky at the end of the evening even with no food to balance it.
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Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Lush and extroverted aromas clearly showing ripe black cherry with licorice hints, all of which continued on to the palate. I frankly had lots of trouble identifying where this was from and the grape varietal. Those who thought it Piedmont were all still wrong...this is a great Barbera, not Nebbiolo. I liked this wine, others liked it a lot more, but it will be interesting to see if they like it as much knowing the actual varietal.
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5/24/2019 - pclin wrote: 90 Points
Seriously dark purple in color. Very floral nose with a whiff of alcohol. Ripe fruits and mouth watering acidity. Still tannins on mid-palate but approachable. Long and complex, sadly also some heat at finish with ABV 15% but likely higher, one for the CDP fans. Oaks still lingering at backend. Thick with dark chocolate finish, big big wine.
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5/20/2017 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
Difficult to believe this wine is Barbera! Rich and ripe but with good acidity. Has definitrly developed from the wine we tried in 2011 (Papies 92) but also we believe it lost some of its magic. Don't get us wrong this was a very nice wine to drink but still we expected give the attention this received from Elio Altare that it would have been singing a lot louder. Good wine but not special in any way. 91
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12/24/2016 - Dionysos 1920 wrote: 93 Points
Très belle bouteille, fruitée, peut-être un peu trop massive en bouche, manque d’élégance et de complexité, peut-être qu’avec quelques années de plus ?
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11/8/2016 - portman63 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Started out big and primary, but that just slid away over a few hours and it the fruit began to show more and while it won't be confused for a traditional style barbera with great acidic backbone in the finish, it is quite nice and silky at the end of the evening even with no food to balance it.
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7/7/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Lush and extroverted aromas clearly showing ripe black cherry with licorice hints, all of which continued on to the palate. I frankly had lots of trouble identifying where this was from and the grape varietal. Those who thought it Piedmont were all still wrong...this is a great Barbera, not Nebbiolo. I liked this wine, others liked it a lot more, but it will be interesting to see if they like it as much knowing the actual varietal.
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