Community Tasting Notes 9

• Biggsy wrote: 90 points

  May 3, 2023 - Blind.Faith ‘Badass Barbera’ tasting. Wine 7 Tasted blind. The nose is riper in character than the rest of the wines - red cherry fruit dominates. Initially, this feels slightly unyielding on the palate, but really opens up with time in the glass. Lots of acidity with cherry fruit and a long spicy finish. Lovely balance and mouthfeel.

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• Bbrown82 Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 5, 2022 - Crimson color. Cherry and cranberry on the nose. Notes of red fruit and herb. Better with a bit of age but good now.

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• Ridavids Likes this wine:

  July 4, 2022 - A tasty dinner wine, supple and easy. A nice pairing with a slow cook Ragu of short rubs.

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• gbanks wrote:

  November 1, 2021 - Very cool but also kinda weird, in the sense that this is a very big (15%!) and concentrated take on a grape that's not really either of those things, yet still produced in a very austere manner. I get the feeling that this wasn't supposed to be drunk for a number of years, but it also didn't really change with a day or two open. Same wonderful nose, same wall of tannin (for a barbera?), same moderate finish. I recognize the quality, but I almost wonder what the point here is.

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• acyso wrote: 88 points

  August 23, 2021 - Giacosa tasting at Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe (Chicago, IL): This is significantly more restrained than the 2017 Dolcetto just before. The nose is far less fruit-forward (although there is still ample red fruit), but also has a dose of dustiness. The palate is quite structural and shows impressive depth for a wine at this level.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Bruno Giacosa
• Varietal Barbera
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Alba
• Appellation Barbera d'Alba
• UPC Code 8033028430421

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 193 (43%)
• Consumed 245 (55%)

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