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2016 Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba
Barbera
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Alba
- Barbera d'Alba
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Community Tasting Notes 18
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StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 90 points
May 28, 2023 - I'd never have put this as a Barbera in a blind tasting.
Well made without that typical (for me detracting) quality of blurred fruits. I usually perceive them as very poor photographs.
Still a young wine with great delineation, distinctness, tannic bite and a bright future! -
Tinram Likes this wine: 93 points
May 13, 2022 - Decanted for two hours. Before the decant you could find cherries and a fairly pronounced acidity. When served to a pasta with cream sauce containing mushrooms, garlic, onion and beef it had opened up. Tasting prior to eating revealed cherries, red fruit and a hint of vanilla on the nose. The taste had developed a lot with layers of dark berries and fruit, violet and a touch of oak. My wife found some chocolate which I couldn’t quite find. Very interesting development over time into a very nice and balanced wine with medium tannins well balanced by acidity and freshness.
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chbeaumont wrote: 93 points
December 10, 2021 - Smart, well defined. Drinking. Wey well.
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Barcelona_nyc Likes this wine: 92 points
September 23, 2021 - Dark and brooding barbera. Pnp, openned up in 20 min, cherry nose, lots of dark fruit. Still very young, but very approachable. Would be great in 5 to 7 more yrs.
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Le Gaulois Likes this wine: 92 points
July 30, 2021 - Très très beau et prêt à boire, la première bouteille bue il y a 2 mois n'était pas aussi bonne, était probablement off
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Bruno Giacosa
- Varietal Barbera
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Alba
- Appellation Barbera d'Alba
- UPC Codes 796667010178, 8033028430148, 9339687146444
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 157 (38%)
- Consumed 260 (62%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyBarbera
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionAlba
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