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2006 Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba Fides
Barbera
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Alba
- Barbera d'Alba
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 points
December 2, 2014 - The nose is deep and rich with ripe red berry, sweet floral perfumes, spice and dried leaves. On the palate, it shows dark red fruits and mineral-laden soil tones, which saturates the palate throughout the finish. This is an excellent example of the depths that Barbera is capable of.
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Amjn wrote: 90 points
December 8, 2013 - Yeah it's really that good. A lot better than some Barolos out there. Deep rich but incredibly mellow. Lovely toasted oak, cocoa, and vanilla qualities.
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Mr.T wrote: 88 points
June 21, 2013 - Well made but a bit boring...
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Finare Vinare wrote: 89 points
June 18, 2012 - Heavy toast on the nose: tar, burnt wood, espresso, liquorice, dark chocolate, vanilla... you get the picture. Deep and rounded on the palate, dense black fruit, slightly inky, acids blurred by the oak which also imparts some bitter tannins. Still fairly young, actually. Other tasters were quite enthusiastic about this bottle - two out of five even held it as their favourite among five barberas including 06 G Conterno, 08 B Mascarello, 06 Cappellano and 04 Roagna - but it wasn't much fun to us. Last bottle, won't buy again, ever.
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lemifr wrote: 91 points
October 6, 2011 - For the price, this wine is very good!
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147 (link)(Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba Fides) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
5/13/2009 (link) 94 points(Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba Fides) Nice blackberry, cassis nose; black fruit, blackberry and chocolate palate; medium-plus finish (100% Barbera)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Pio Cesare
- Varietal Barbera
- Designation Fides
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Alba
- Appellation Barbera d'Alba
- UPC Code 087152813429
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 61 (41%)
- Consumed 88 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionAlba
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