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Manage Subscriptions2014 Elio Grasso Barbera d'Alba Vigna Martina
Barbera
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Alba
- Barbera d'Alba
Community Tasting Notes 10
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navybrat Likes this wine: 90 points
January 7, 2019 - Had this with fontera slow cook pork shoulder. OMG. Perfect pairing.
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huse wrote: 88 points
October 3, 2018 - Solid Barbera wine (100 percent) from one of the top producers of Barolo, sourced from the sandy-limestone soils of the ‘Martina vineyard’ (Monforte d’Alba, about sixty kilometers southeast of the city of Turin, province of Cuneo). The wine was aged for twelve months in French barriques (half new, half second use). Decanted: two hours prior to tasting. Medium intense ruby-red in color and a fragrant nose of sour cherry, dried fruits, tobacco and a hint of tar. The medium-bodied palate shows nice blueberry and plum fruit, a good structure and quite a high acidity level. Spicy, slightly bitter finish. The wine is drinking well now, but I would give it two or three more years before approaching it again.
Soliede Barbera-wijn (100 percent) van één van de beste Barolo-producenten, geteeld op de zand- en kalksteen bodems van de 'Martina wijngaard' (Monforte d'Alba, ongeveer zestig kilometer ten zuidoosten van Turijn, provincie Cuneo). De wijn rijpte gedurende twaalf maanden in Franse barriques (de helft nieuwe, de andere helft tweede gebruik). Gedecanteerd: twee uur voor consumptie. Medium intens robijnrood van kleur en een aromatische neus van zure kers, gedroogd fruit, tabak en een vleugje teer. Een middelkrachtige wijn met heerlijk fruit van bosbessen en pruimen, een degelijke structuur en een vrij hoog aciditeitsniveau. Kruidige, licht bittere afdronk. De wijn is al behoorlijk op dronk, maar ik zou hem toch nog twee-drie jaar meer kelderrust geven. -
navybrat Likes this wine: 90 points
July 24, 2018 - What a great find for the money.
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CieloVista wrote: 88 points
March 18, 2018 - Light; tart; clean finish
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87tellub Likes this wine: 90 points
January 28, 2018 - Very tasty wine. Clean nose; lightly sweet floral aromas ahead of some cured meat. About medium in body with higher acidity and lower tannin. Purple fruit / cherry. Juicy.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Elio Grasso
- Varietal Barbera
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Vigna Martina
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Alba
- Appellation Barbera d'Alba
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 39 (39%)
- Consumed 60 (61%)
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