1989 Braida (Giacomo Bologna) Barbera d'Asti Ai Suma

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/11/2015 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Delicious. Fully mature, with lovely tertiary notes and sweet cherry fruit that became more dense with air. Acid quite restrained, resolved, fine tannins. Terrific.

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  10/30/2012 - SteveHyde wrote:

  Delicious, affirming the standing of Bologna as a major innovator of Barbera. From a magnum purchased in Europe. The label was not great and the capsule showed very slight signs of seepage -- it was stuck to the cork. I used an ah so opener and the cork was intact but had absorbed a lot of wine. However, there were no indications of damage or oxidation to the wine. In fact, it showed very young, with less acid than most Barbera, and with only lingering notes of barrique. Otherwise, it was loaded with sour cherry and bright fruit that had deepened with age. Not a great wine in the sense of a top tier Barolo, but never meant to be. A fabulous example of its type, and worth seeking out if well stored bottles can be found.

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