Community Tasting Notes 16

• forceberry wrote: 87 points

  October 29, 2022 - The producer website does not say anything about the winemaking for this wine, but their Barbaresco Currà Riserva sees 10 days of maceration followed by 2 months of aging in stainless steel, 15 months in oak casks, blending together, 6 months of marrying in stainless steel and finally another 6 months in bottles before release. I guess this wine must be vinified somewhat similarly. 14% alcohol, 3 g/l residual sugar, 5,2 g/l acidity.
  
  Somewhat translucent and slightly evolved pomegranate red color. The nose feels quite polished and sweet-toned with aromas of marmaladey cherry, some vanilla oak, a little bit of strawberry jam, light oaky notes of mocha and cloves, a hint of pipe tobacco and an evolved touch of leather. The wine feels ripe, juicy and somewhat sweet-toned with a rather full body and somewhat brooding flavors of sweet black cherries, some oaky notes of vanilla and cloves, a little bit of strawberry, light peppery tones and a toasty touch of mocha. The acidity feels moderately high and the ample tannins come across as gentle and silky smooth, contributing a little bit to the firmness and more to the lush texture of the wine. The finish is juicy, somewhat warm and quite sweet-toned with lush flavors of vanilla, some ripe strawberry tones, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light spicy notes of cloves and savory wood, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of tobacco.
  
  I had hoped age might've turned this wine into something more interesting, but it seems obvious that three years did really nothing to this wine. The overall style might be ever so slightly more evolved than when I tasted this wine last time 3½ years ago, but the style is still rather soft, polished and anonymous for a Barbaresco. I find it really weird how people say this is tough and tannic, because in my books this is not just a very soft and mellow effort for a Nebbiolo, but also quite easy for a normal red wine. In our tasting of a dozen or so Nebbiolos, this had by far the softest tannins, only emphasizing the sweet, crowdpleasing quality of the fruit. This might get better with enough aging, but most likely the wine needs another decade of aging before all that toasty oak disappears. Many people in the tasting seemed to like the wine, but to me, this is a simple, polished and easy Barbaresco that most likely caters to people who find traditional Nebbiolos too dry and tough, but comes across as quite anonymous to me. For a modern, polished wine the wine might show quite good value at 23,09€, but as the wine isn't made in a style I enjoy, this will be a hard pass in the future.

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• ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 17, 2021 - Nez de baies rouges, de crème pâtissière, de nouveau cuir, d'épices... Un vin souple aux tannins fins avec des saveurs de fruits mûrs et de moka. Rond et fondu. Longue finale sur le fruit et les épices. Excellent Barbaresco pour le prix CA$34 LCBO. Boire d'ici 2023. 92-

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• chatters wrote:

  March 3, 2021 - Served blind.
  Sour cherry, sweet spice...simple nose...sourly juicy with medium plus intensity acidity on the palate, plentiful talc textured and persistent tannins, proves quite 'wet' with fruit tea flavours, a little non-intrusive alcohol on the finish.
  I guessed entry level Chianti Classico 2015

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• lushlife wrote: 90 points

  August 25, 2020 - this wine mysteriously seems to multiply at your Pa wine and spirits store. Is it really what it's supposed to be? I tend to be skeptical of our Chairman's specials, but this is just an eminently drinkable wine. At $17.99 it's great QPR. Drink up!

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• PSPatrick Does not like this wine: 87 points

  July 23, 2020 - Rainy day at our cabin. Medium ruby colour. Red fruit, fruit in rum, rosewater/marzipan and spices, with lively acidity, grainy tannin and average length. Medium-bodied, with average concentration and complexity. Raisiny and alcoholic. A pass. Drink now, the tannin is likely to outlive the fruit.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Roberto Sarotto
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco
• UPC Codes 8028752000347, 8028752182029

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• In Cellars 240 (48%)
• Consumed 262 (52%)

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