Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Friday, April 13, 2012 - Dinner at Enoteca Italiana (Enoteca Italiana, Bangkok): A lovely drink. This must be just about the best Barbera I have ever had, quite comprehensively stealing the attention from a pretty good bottle of 2007 Felsina Rancia Chianti Classico that was served alongside. It had a lovely nose, with loamy earth aromas wafting out alongside, a bit of game meat and truffle scents a nice background of black cherry and violet aromas. Really pretty. The palate spoke so well of both its terroir and varietal - it was a classic Piedmont and quite the embodiment of what I would imagine a top-notch Barbera d'Alba to be, with dusty, earthy nuances playing alongside really attractive flavours of cherries and black cherries ringed with a touch of almost dried violet petals and little bits of earthy truffles. Delicious stuff, quite bursting with character and personality. It was lighter weight than the Chianti, but certainly had no lack of depth. 14% alcohol in fact, but one would never have guessed. Best of all, this was all framed by some lovely fine tannins and bright juicy acidity that made the wine so very drinkable and a perfect foil for the Piedmontese food we had. It was just about perfect with a brilliant pigeon tortellini with a drizzle of port reduction. The pigeon jus in each piece of tortellini both married with the gamey inflections of the wine, as well as the sweeter fruit and flower notes, which all served to augment the dish. Great stuff - this is one wine I could drink over and over again.

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