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1978 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Ovello
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barbaresco
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 points
October 15, 2022 - Tasted next to 1978 Pora, Montestefano, and Montefico. The nose is more giving than the Pora, although a bit more musty. Flavors of cherry, truffles, underwood, and floral notes follow. Well balanced palate with tart fruit, good acidity, and notes of cherry, strawberries, tar, and caramel. Nice finish. Lovely wine, more interesting and complex than the Pora, but a bit behind the other two Crus.
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drwine2001 wrote:
February 16, 2018 - 1978 Piemonte Dinner Showcasing Produttori Crus (Flour + Water, San Francisco): Piercing menthol aromas accompanied by some mustiness and VA. Weightier than the Asili, mushrooms, faded fruit, bitter finish. Certainly not a pristine bottle.
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Jeremy Holmes wrote:
August 1, 2017 - There's some leather, mocha and earthy development on the nose. The palate is fresh and at the wine's core is intense liqueur cherry fruit. With air you get some Indian spice and floral notes and it is an engaging, ethereal bottle that satisfies the whole way through.
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Ali wrote: 92 points
February 4, 2017 - I suspected this bottle was past it's prime from it's light color and it's initial oxidized smell. After a double decant, the wine seamed to become darker in color. Not much fruit left, but a nice earthy mature nebbiolo.
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kenv Likes this wine: 92 points
October 7, 2016 - NK 1978/1982 Barolo & Barbaresco Dinner (Dovetail Restaurant, NYC): [Double-decanted around 9am.] Black cherry nose. Very appealing up front with nice black cherry fruit, but a bit dirty on the finish.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Revisiting the 1978 Piemonte Vintage: A Great Set of Wines Really Starts to Stir(Barbaresco “Ovello” Riserva- Produttori del Barbaresco) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2009, Issue #22, The Produttori del Barbaresco: The Wine World’s Most Amazing Cooperative(Barbaresco “Ovello” Riserva- Produttori del Barbaresco) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1978
- Type Red
- Producer Produttori del Barbaresco
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation Riserva
- Vineyard Ovello
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 53 (63%)
- Consumed 31 (37%)
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