Community Tasting Notes 24

• Bandreas wrote:

  June 28, 2023 - Brought along by Jim Cahill for our dinner at Roberto's.
  Dark red center, just starting to lighten up at the rim. This was a traditional Barbaresco: Dry on the palate with notes of dusty tannins.
  Needed a while to open and develop, so, compared to the Gaja Sperss that I had brought along, it was more subdued, classic whereas the Sperss was - after being opened for 3 hours - was more flamboyant.
  Over time it developed well in the glass and also provided excellent accompaniment to the squab dish prepared by Roberto.

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• forceberry wrote: 94 points

  April 25, 2023 - The fruit is sourced from the Rabajà vineyard. Released only after a minimum of four years of aging. Bottle #14,254 of total 14,865 bottles. Lot number L4.125. 14% alcohol.
  
  Deep, luminous and moderately translucent blackish-red color with a somewhat evolved maroon hue. The fragrant nose feels savory, somewhat evolved and not particularly fruity yet still wonderfully complex with layered aromas of gamey meat and smoky notes of cigar and tar, some sweeter notes of wizened strawberries, a little bit of earth, light perfumed nuances of dried roses and potpourri, a hint of turmeric and a touch of ripe black cherry. The wine feels ripe, dry and wonderfully complex on the palate with a full body and intense flavors of ripe sour cherries and lingonberries, some gravelly mineral tones, a little bit of wizened raspberry, light nuances of tobacco, evolved hints of prunes and balsamic VA and a touch of sour cherry bitterness. The wine still retains impressive sense of structure, thanks to its high acidity and still quite assertive and moderately grippy tannins that show only a little bit of resolution. The finish is dry, moderately grippy and slightly warm with an intense, layered aftertaste of sour cherries and tart lingonberries, some gravelly mineral tones, a little bit of tobacco, light gamey notes of savory meatiness, a sweeter hint of ripe raspberry and a touch of licorice root.
  
  A fantastic, harmonious and moderately evolved vintage of PdB Rabajà that is starting to show some aged complexity but at the same time retains enough fruit and structure to be able to develop even further for many years more. The nose suggested that the wine was at a very evolved phase, showing mainly just tertiary aromatics and relatively little fruit, but on the palate it became clear that the wine was still far away from its apogee: there is still lots of vibrant fruit left in the wine and the structure has resolved quite little, retaining still lots of firm grip and muscle. This is a terrific example of middle-aged Riserva Barbaresco that can be enjoyed right now, but patient people will be rewarded if they can keep their hands off of this wine for at least another decade. Drink or keep.

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• MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  February 21, 2023 - Knights of Alba (KOA) BYO Barbaresco Dinner (Legacy Records): One of the highlight wines of the night for sure. This bottle was just about perfect which was more clear on the heels of one that was not. Beautiful wine. All intense and interesting and vibrant. Lots of fruit and young and bright and kindof jumps out. It’s that youthfulness that is so surprising given it’s had 33 years already. You get the integration from that time but this is maybe not even at prime yet. Wonderful.

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• Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 25, 2022 - Fantastic bottle. Decanted off sediment and enjoyed over several hours. Wonderful nose with rose petals and “ tar” notes. Rather elegant and nuanced. Palate still had ripe red fruits wrapping the tannins. Bright and focused with just a hint of tinny metallic maturiry. Lengthy finish. Tannins present but rather mild and mostly resolved.
  Held up well over 3 nights, adding a strong menthol note to the mature fruit flavors.

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• cos65 wrote: 93 points

  February 25, 2022 - Clear garnet ruby
  Lovely floral nose
  Rich and slightly savage feel, this has plenty of life left and absolutely worth a visit. Engaging drinking

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1990
• Type Red
• Producer Produttori del Barbaresco
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard Rabajà
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco

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• In Cellars 71 (55%)
• Consumed 57 (45%)

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