Community Tasting Notes 17

• dcwino wrote: flawed

  November 18, 2022 - A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Cristal, DP, Giacosa, Produttori and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): Corked!

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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  October 11, 2022 - Bottle #4289 of total 20080 bottles. 14% alcohol.
  
  Luminous and moderately translucent ruby-red color that looks surprisingly youthful for the wine's age. The nose is somewhat more developed than the appearance, but not that much; there are aromas of game or olive, crunchy cranberries, some smoky notes of tar, a little bit of blood, light brambly raspberry tones, sweeter hints of wizened dark berries and ripe black cherries and a hint of leather. After a few hours the sweet, darker-toned elements start to turn toward blueberry tones. The wine is dry, firm and sinewy on the palate with a medium body and intense, somewhat bitter flavors of tart lingonberries and sour cherries some beef jerky, light gravelly mineral notes, a little bit of old leather, a hint of dried chokeberries and a touch of tangy salinity. The wine still has tremendous sense of focus and the structure relies both on the high acidity and quite resolved tannins that slowly pile up on the gums. The finish is dry, long and gently grippy with savory flavors of tart cranberries and lingonberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of gravelly minerality and earth, light oxidative notes of beef jerky, a sanguine hint of iron and a touch of old leather.
  
  A sophisticated and still remarkably tightly-knit vintage of PdB Riserva. Tasting this next to Pora 1978 and Rabajà 1974, the difference was remarkable compared to both of the wines: Pora 1978 seemed much more resolved and quite gentle in comparison, lacking the angular bitterness and intensity here, whereas Rabajà 1974 seemed much more evolved; more like a wine a few decades - not just a few years - older. This 1978 was in a superb spot right now - the tightly-knit structure has resolved to some degree and the the fruit has evolved quite a bit without yet going over the hill. A delightful effort and one of the best 1970's Produttori Riservas we had in this tasting.

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• pren wrote: 91 points

  March 15, 2018 - Younger, fuller than 88 normale

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  February 16, 2018 - 1978 Piemonte Dinner Showcasing Produttori Crus (Flour + Water, San Francisco): Surprisingly deep color. Gorgeous, penetrating mint aromatics. Medium weight, great feel with an underpinning of soil throughout, not quite as much acidity as some of the others. This kept expanding and sweetening, showing great spice and again, a drop of citrus rind. Just a beauty, and the strength of the fruit suggests the potential for another decade of refinement and development.

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• cct wrote: 93 points

  October 20, 2017 - Drinking Produttori at Magdalena
  
  Deeper and darker than the '79 alongside it. Darker fruited and with the ferrous aspect less evident due to the greater depth of fruit and density of the wine itself, rather than a lack of that character. This has depth and brooding structure on its broader (for Barbaresco) shoulders. On the darker side of nebbiolo fruit, and with a strong savory, earthy, meaty side to it. It's texturally dense without being heavy. Similar, if less outstanding than my last two notes on this wine; it's less perfumed than previous showings keeping it from reaching the heights of the those bottles. Beautifully balanced, and poised wine that has more to give in the future. You could be forgiven for saying this wine is on the young side of peak. Outstanding if less sublime than the last two bottles. 93

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1978
• Type Red
• Producer Produttori del Barbaresco
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard Rabajà
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco

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• In Cellars 80 (66%)
• Consumed 42 (34%)

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