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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 140 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wamrod on 11/27/2023 & rated 93 points: I won’t be too repetitive - previous notes apply. This is in an amazing place right now. Absolutely delicious, huge fruit, blackberries and cherries, bright acidity, and medium tannins - pretty much hits all the buttons around the palate. Moderate finish with hint of herbs and oak. (261 views) | | | Tasted by Mossrose on 9/11/2022 & rated 92 points: Drinking beautifully right now. Delicious sour cherry notes, plenty of acid and tannins left. (842 views) | | | Tasted by 560 B&W on 2/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Still lovely. Outstanding QPR. 14% (1201 views) | | | Tasted by Magnolian on 4/9/2020 & rated 91 points: Perfect cork. Dark ruby with slight bricking. Decanted 30 minutes and drank over 3 hours. Better than previous bottle only a few months ago. Nose opens with flowers and wood shavings. Midpalate boasts strawberries, pomegranate, and a touch of leather, framed by a sour cherry finish with a bit of oak. More integrated and complex over time. Drink now or over the next 12-18 months with a long-ish decant. (1843 views) | | | Tasted by Magnolian on 12/18/2019 & rated 89 points: A relief after several consecutive poor bottles of 8-10 year old Chianti. Sweet and sour cherries, smooth body and finish with no rough edges. (2204 views) | | | Tasted by D.Callahan on 5/28/2019 & rated 89 points: Very good Barbera! It needs just a bit of air, maybe 30 minutes or so, to open up and then has a deep, rich fruit nose and palate that perfectly accompanies pizza or hearty red sauce. It is slightly spicy with enough acidity to pair well with food. (2441 views) | | | Tasted by Wamrod on 4/1/2019 & rated 91 points: Cellared from release. Cork excellent, no staining, 0 to 2 mm seepage. Dark ruby on pour, ruby edges. Perplexing mix of blueberries, raisins and barnyard on the nose, hint of cardamom. Vibrant black cherries on the palette, again with barnyard note (terroir?). Medium tannins, slightly chalky. Well integrated. Medium long finish, ending with oaky note. This may be peaking, but has the acid to go further, and the fruit - but don’t know whether the barnyard May start to dominate. Still have plenty bottles tho - so we will find out. (2176 views) | | | Tasted by kliver on 2/1/2019 & rated 91 points: Decanted for 1.5 hours. Once it opened up, complex notes of black cherry and burnt caramel. (1993 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 1/18/2019 & rated 91 points: Super tasty, 6th of 6 bottles purchased.
Consumed in a group at Tampa seminar, no formal TN. Delicious. (1658 views) | | | Tasted by chifred on 10/6/2018 & rated 92 points: RT, decanted 1 hour. Moderate debris. Deep purple, Pretty nose with fruit and acid. Tannins rough on initial pour but smoothed out marvelously after the decant and short time in decanter. Medium weight, good acid and balance. Blue/black fruit and some earth. Nice finish. Well liked with tomato/veal pasta. Pretty mature but with acidity should keep going. (1750 views) | | | Tasted by wicozani on 1/3/2018 & rated 90 points: The last of our case+ bottles. Decanted from 53 degrees with some sediment. A medium+ clear ruby in the glass with average-forming legs, the nose features red alpine currant, raspberry, mushroom and forest floor. Medium+ intensity with medium concentration, with excellent acidity and mushroom character on display. Would gladly seek out more of this beautiful Barbera! (2135 views) | | | Tasted by SeaWine on 12/22/2017 & rated 91 points: Delicious Barbera, still alive with acidity and beautiful cherry flavors. About as good as I remember it from 2 years ago, and slightly better than I recall more recent vintages from 2011 and (in particular) 2012, each of which I tasted closer to their respective release. (1957 views) | | | Tasted by SMagowan on 9/23/2017 & rated 92 points: Drank over a one week period. Excellent balance. (2456 views) | | | Tasted by Italiana on 5/30/2017: An assertive Barbera. Pretty color. More acid than fruit at this point. (2862 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 5/9/2017 & rated 91 points: PnP- tasted over 2 days. The first day, I thought this wine was mildly corked. This seemed to blow off by the 2nd day.
Dark plum and black cherry on the nose, with some tangy citrus zest in the upper register.
14% abv, showing a fairly full-bodied wine with flavors of tart plum skin, charcoal, wet soil, and some black pepper. Interesting, almost Syrah-like! Not at all what I expect in a Barbera d'Alba.
The tannins are still firm, with beautifully refreshing acidity and a med+ finish that echoes from the palate.
Delicious now, drink through 2018. (2714 views) | | | Tasted by SMagowan on 3/17/2017 & rated 92 points: Great. Nice balance of crisp fruit and tannins. Delightful with lamb. (2276 views) | | | Tasted by SMagowan on 2/4/2017: Last bottle of a long dinner party. We liked it but my palate was fairly worn out and I do not have specific comments. (2492 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 11/16/2016 & rated 89 points: Still holding up pretty well. Nice tang of acidity, with bright but dark cherry and plum fruit. Comes across as not overly complex, but some leathery herbal complexity on the nose and some tar on the finish. Good, but not great. (2564 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 6/24/2016 & rated 92 points: Deep and dark, this is not what I expected in an Italian Barbera.
Some rustic dark fruits, leather, moist earth, and a bit of tangy spice.
The tannins are firm and well structured, and there is ample acidity to uphold the fruit. It is quite tasty.
This wine will drink well through 2019. (2822 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 5/21/2016: dark, rich, better with more days open, very tasty and still some tannin/structure. This is Barbera I can chew on and enjoy (2727 views) | | | Tasted by lee.reiswig on 5/6/2016 & rated 92 points: Beautiful dark fruit. Concentrated, balanced and long finish. (2728 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 5/3/2016 & rated 90 points: Dark red licorice; getting more liquor-ish; then his psychoanalyst kinda saw the catalyst: the devil with the blue jeans on! Ain't it kinda funny when u see the dawn? (2586 views) | | | Tasted by SMagowan on 3/3/2016 & rated 91 points: I am a little puzzled because I thought I had a bottle of this a few months ago and had written a note on it. Anyway, this is really a very good QPR. We drank with a brazed short rib dish over polenta. The wine held up well to the rich dish and displayed a nice deep purple color. There is a nice balance of fruit and tannin with primary flavor of licorice, black cherry and currant jam. There is also a nice hint of stone and earth in the background. Very tasty. (2619 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 2/8/2016 & rated 92 points: Deliciously Italian.
Black and red fruit with a nice med+ acidity, smooth tannins, drinking oh so nicely right now, and should continue to do so through 2018+.
The deal was not so great at $28/btl at Garagiste, but at JJ's at $21/btl, sweet! (2031 views) | | | Tasted by ephorn on 1/6/2016 & rated 91 points: Butterfly wine. Give this a lot of air time. I found it much better day two when the acidity somehow softened and integrated into the whole and complex flavors such as cloves emerged. Very linear acid wise and monolithic on day one. If there is a butterfly wine (transformation over night) then I would vote for this one. (2123 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159
(Pelissero Barbera d'Alba Piani) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
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| Giorgio Pelissero Producer website
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
The Pelissero family has been cultivating vineyards in Treiso, in the heart of the Barbaresco DOCG appellation, for three generations, but it was Luigi who first started bottling the estate grapes and selling the wines under the family label in 1960. Today, Luigi’s son and oenologist Giorgio runs the business, continuing to place the utmost importance on the family’s personal involvement in each step, from the vineyards and cellar to the commercialization of the wine in more than fifty countries worldwide.
The newly-expanded Pelissero winery lies on a hilltop in the area of Treiso known as Augenta, surrounded by 38 hectares (94 acres) of vineyards planted to traditional red and white grape varieties in the villages of Treiso, Neive, Barbresco and Neviglie.
Pelissero’s internationally distinguished Barbaresco wines (Vanotu, Tulin and Nubiola) are at the top of a range of traditional reds including two Dolcetto d’Alba wines, Barbera d’Alba, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Long Now (a blend of Barbera and Nebbiolo named in honor of the Long Now Foundation), Freisa and two white wines, Favorita and Moscato d’Asti.
“Years of looking Nature in the eye with respect, planning, tending to, observing, and learning that no amount of planning, care or observation is able to capture the essence, the magic. The hands of a producer are great, but the vitality of wine is greater.” – Giorgio PelisseroBarbera Varietal character (Appellation America)
Varietal character (Wikipedia German)
Varietal character (Wikipedia English)
Barbera is a red wine variety, originally from Italy, which is best known as the second-most important Piedmontese variety after Nebbiolo. The wines made of this grape are mainly the everyday drinking wines of the region. The main appellations producing Barbera are Asti and Alba.
Barbera - The most widely grown red wine grape of Piedmont and Southern Lombardy, most famously around the towns of Asti and Alba, and Pavia. The wines of Barbera were once simply "what you drank while waiting for the Barolo to be ready." With a new generation of wine makers, this is no longer the case. The wines are now meticulously vinified, aged Barbera gets the name "Barbera Superiore" (Superior Barbera), sometimes aged in French barrique becoming "Barbera Barricato", and intended for the international market. The wine has bright cherry fruit, a very dark color, and a food-friendly acidity.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoAlba Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero
Alba is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. It is considered the capital of the hilly area of Langhe, and is famous for the white truffle, peach and wine production. Piedmont is in the Northwestern region of Italy, bordering France and Switzerland. Piedmont is predominantly a plain where the water flows from the Swiss and French Alps to form the headwaters of the Po river. The major wine producing areas are in the southern portion of the region in the hills known as the "Langhe". Here the people speak a dialect that is 1/3 French and 2/3 Italian that portrays their historical roots. Their cuisine is one of the most creative and interesting in Italy. Nebbiolo is the King grape here, producing Barolo and Barbaresco. In addition, the Barbera and Dolcetto are the workhorse grapes that produce the largest quantity of wine. Piedmont is predominantly a red wine producing area. There are a few whites made in Piedmont, and the Moscato grape produces a large volume of sweet, semi-sweet and sparkling wines as well. |
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