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2004 Elio Grasso Barbera d'Alba Vigna Martina
Barbera
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Alba
- Barbera d'Alba
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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Dancing with bottles Likes this wine: 92 points
March 22, 2024 - Juicy, fresh, matured but still fruity (bramble, sloes). Balanced and long.
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Tim Heaton wrote:
September 16, 2012 - Slow-O 1 hr, could have used 60 minutes in decanter. Slight signs of age, cork in good/avg condition. Nearly all horse poo, dust, old leather at first. With 10 minutes (and lots of swirling) in the glass, some fruit elements slowly emerge - cherries, red currant, some loam and cranberry - on the nose and the palate. However, the acids are completely dominating the fruits and the tannins, having fully integrated a long time ago, aren't there to lend any support, either. What's left is a food wine, not something to be drunk on its own. 14,0% abv, drink now, as it's not getting any better.
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orwines wrote: 90 points
December 31, 2009 - Very good Barbera. Lovely wine.
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esb wrote: 88 points
April 8, 2008 - Dark. Big berry nose. Fruit and oak evident on the palate but it is all integrated. Soft and lush with good concentration and a long finish that ends bright. Very good quality overall in a modern style and very good at the table. Drink now or hold short term.
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David McDuff wrote:
November 20, 2007 - Killer juice. Showing great at the moment. Wonderful fruit richness, transparent oak integration, classic acidity, and just plain savory.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- 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 17 (17%)
- Consumed 85 (83%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
old cheese of course, oxtail with polenta or potato gnocchi, Rather goulash than Côte de BoeufWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 2 votes
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- ProducerElio Grasso
- VarietyBarbera
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionAlba
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