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2016 Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba Falletto di Serralunga
Barbera
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Alba
- Barbera d'Alba
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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dsamuel Likes this wine: 92 points
January 20, 2024 - No notes as taken to club wine function
Definitely serious stuff here - ripe bright cherry with herbal/ floral secondaries and touch of oak spice
Full bright palate and great acidity
Will keep for another 5-10 yrs easily1 person found this helpful Comment -
wmccone54 wrote: 91 points
April 10, 2023 - Started off globby, slightly oak laden, and flat. Needed some air for about 45 minutes for the red fruits to emerge and the structure to stabilize. A very serious and powerful Barbera, still in development. Drink now or cellar through 2029+.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
January 20, 2022 - Popped a couple of days ago. Still going strong, see previous notes.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
December 7, 2020 - Opened yesterday, but better today. Notes from 24 hrs open, sitting unrefrigerated on the counter overnight. I saw 15% abv, and I coughed...wow. On the nose: ripe plum, sawdust, some va, a touch stewy, i.e., not well-delineated. On the palate: good acidity keeps this fresh, loads of fruit including plum and blood orange, then more hi-toned and slightly glossy, but ok density. I didn't get a huge amount of tannin, but I did get a fair amount of heat. Good winter barbera, I guess, but maybe less food-friendly than I like.
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djarcara Likes this wine: 92 points
November 5, 2020 - Deep purple color. Perfumed nose. Medium full body. This is a very primary, inky, and powerfully tannic and acidic wine. Flavors of dark cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, and plum. This needs time. 2-3 years before getting anywhere near its drinking window. Then another 10+ years after that. This is one of the more prodigious Barbera''s I've encountered. A classic of the varietal in the making.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Bruno Giacosa
- Varietal Barbera
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Falletto di Serralunga
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Alba
- Appellation Barbera d'Alba
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 14 (7%)
- In Cellars 110 (52%)
- Consumed 86 (41%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
83% Like It 6 votes
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- VarietyBarbera
- VineyardFalletto di Serralunga
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionAlba
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