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Two 2011 Barbarescos drunk together at home

Tasted March 18, 2022 by HowardNZ with 102 views

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Red
2011 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
94 points
Drunk over three nights with the Sottimano from Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy glass. Drinking at its best - and its most savoury and secondary - on the third evening. The colour a touch more garnet than the younger, darker ruby looking Currá. On the first night a bright, lifted, largely black fruited aromas: blackberries, black cherries and black plums. Dark chocolate, balsamico and tar and faint red rose perfumes. On the second and third evenings, especially, more truffle, earth and creosote, and less vibrant berry and cherry fruit. More polished and open on the palate than the Sottimano. Depth and concentration. Lovely balance between rich, voluptuous, primary fruit and savoury nuance, with, as noted, the latter accentuated on the third evening. Flavour complexity, with notes matching the bouquet. It may improve with further cellaring, but, as a 2011, I don't expect it to be ultra-long lived. I'd drink over this decade. My favourite of the 2011 Produttori Riservas.
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Red
2011 Sottimano Barbaresco Currá Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
92 points
Drunk over three evenings from Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy stem, with the Produttori. Deep, impenetrable ruby colour. On the first evening a nose of wet, black soil, damp forest floor, creosote, espresso and dark berry and cherry fruit. Also a strong note of cedary barrique. On the second and third evening the oak mellowed a bit with the bouquet showing more tobacco, mushroom and smoke. On palate, much more savoury and earthy than the Rabajà. Not the vibrant, rich fruit. Flavours of dry brushwood, dried dark berry fruits, mushrooms and tartufo nero. Good fruit depth and power with elegance. On the first two evenings the oak seemed over-prominent and out of proportion to the fruit - with a somewhat dry, astringent finish - however the last glass, on the third evening, was by far the best. The oak was much better aligned but the wine drinking much more evolved, mellow and earthy. Perhaps, ideally, give it 2-3 more years and certainly lots of oxygen if you open a bottle in the next few years. Overall, for now, 92.
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