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Community Tasting Notes 11
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mark_m_owen wrote: 91 points
December 11, 2016 - Still top notch, fresh, med-full bodied without being cloying. Red fruits, some dust/earthiness and strong core. Decent finish. Great buy.
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Ben Christiansen wrote:
March 26, 2015 - Showin' like an '08. Denser and more structured than the 2009s. Its all in the bottle though - after four hours is really opens up and begins to show itself. However, I think I will lay the rest of my stash down for a year to two more before giving it another go.
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Barolo Drunkard wrote: 92 points
January 3, 2015 - I had the pleasure visiting this small, symphatetic winery few months back. Their 2011 Barbaresco, tasted in the winery was, superb, bigger and bolder than this.
2008 is a bit more classical and refined.
Bouget is quite dark; loads of smoke, leather, moss, cedar, autumn leaves. tar. Quite etheral, with Burgundian "Sous bois" elements. Intersting and complex.
Palate is round, balanced but powerfull. Restrained dark cherries, rosepetals, tar, spices. Very savory, salty, almost soy sauce like elements. Tannins are big but polished, this wine has good aging potential, although starting to show a really good balance already. Medium to long aftertaste with earthy notes, tar and spices.
I was happy to see that happy that Kerin O`Keefe features this symphatetic winery in her wonderfull and authorative book, "Barolo and Barbaresco, king and queen of Italian wines". -
bocko86 Likes this wine: 89 points
August 17, 2014 - Fairly old fashioned in style but very good, drinking very well
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mark_m_owen wrote: 91 points
February 23, 2014 - Yum yum. Fresh, delicate yet forthright fruit, woody notes, medium bodied, nice lingering finish without any burn. Good enough to open a second one... At £13 a great deal.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer De Forville
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Code 855152001388
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 31 (33%)
- Consumed 62 (67%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerDe Forville
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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