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• Paul S wrote: 91 points

  January 14, 2013 - Dim Sum Club at Paradise Pavilion (Pavilion Paradise, MBFC): My goodness, this was tight. There was certainly a nice touch of quality to it, but even after some time in the decanter and longer in the glass, it came across almost a decade too young. The nose showed a drift of violets, plums, a good bit of meat and earth, some spice, and a hint of tar - nice enough, but a bit reticent. There was no shyness about the palate though. Big, ripe and masculine, this was very much a 2004, with a lot of structure in the form of fine tannins and super-bright acidity running through its bright flavours of black cherries and berries, all seasoned with a little waft of smoke and a nice spicey twang. In spite of its depth and ripeness, this was still super bright and rather chewy, especially at the finish, where orangey acidity lent the wine quite a bit of snap and bite. Good with the roasted duck we had, but this really could have taken on a far heavier meat. Leave this aside for 8-10 years though, and it should make a very good Barbera.

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• Wino from Michigan wrote: 90 points

  February 18, 2010 - Nice quality Barbera -- still earthy and young but nice.

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• BillB656 wrote:

  July 23, 2007 - A whopper. Lots of fruit both sour red and sweet dark, lots of tannic structure, and pleasingly high acidity. This was pretty impenetrable on day 1 but by day 2 it became much more approachable with a dusty mineral core showing in the midst of very tasty fruit and refreshingly acidic finish. It was overpowering for the pesto. I’d try this with grilled meats though

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Schiavenza
• Varietal Barbera
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Alba
• Appellation Barbera d'Alba

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• In Cellars 4 (17%)
• Consumed 19 (83%)

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