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Community Tasting Notes 5
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JJKinch wrote: 90 points
May 29, 2023 - Dark fruit (black cherry, slight blackberry), spice, earth, slight plum, slight tobacco, slight sweet note, good acidity. A bit rich. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.
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SnobNouveau Likes this wine: 90 points
May 18, 2023 - Great representation of the grape. Ready to drink now. Lovely mid lenght finish with some tart plum notes.
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ylkim30 wrote:
March 25, 2023 - Nice aromas of dark cherry with a touch of tar. Fruit-forward core of dark cherry framed with decent acidity. Definitely tasted heat on the finish...15% alcohol is a lot for a wine to balance. Not a bad effort.
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bevetroppo Likes this wine: 90 points
December 10, 2022 - For some unknown reason the US label buries the Superiore designation of this barbera in some filigreed almost unreadable type on the back label. I'm glad I turned the bottle around because I was having a hard time accounting for the richness and yet utter drinkability of the wine.
The nose belts out deep red and black berry fruit with a vein of minerality and baking spices. Mouth-filling with delicious fruit, good acid structure and balance leading to an almost sweet mid-palate and on to the moderately dry long finish. They say alcohol contributes sweetness and here is a case where I suspect that is in play.
While this is plenty rich (15% ABV is well hidden), it manages a degree of elegance due to the overall balance and I did not find it cloying. Appealing on its own and with whatever you want to throw at it from pizza night to eggplant parm to stewed meats in winter. Excellent value around $20.1 person found this helpful Comment -
chatters wrote:
September 12, 2022 - Toasted cherry, sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity, sour cherry, alcohol warmth. Meh.
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By Antonio Galloni
Everyday Piedmont, Parts 1 & 2 (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)(Sergio Barale Barbera d'Alba Vigna Castlè Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2020
- Type Red
- Producer Fratelli Barale
- Varietal Barbera
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Vigna Castlè
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Alba
- Appellation Barbera d'Alba
- UPC Codes 8033100302264, 8033100302493
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 22 (25%)
- Consumed 66 (75%)
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Community Recommendations
Drink deze “gentleman” bij mediterrane gerechten met veel tomaten of bij geroosterd vleesWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFratelli Barale
- VarietyBarbera
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionAlba
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