2016 Idlewild Barbera Fox Hill Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  9/11/2020 - Rich S wrote: 90 Points

  Medium ruby color. Nose of cranberry, cherry, cinnamon candy and other sweet baking spice notes. Similar flavors on the palate. Good, juicy acidity with medium- tannin. Fruit forward and quite tasty wine. Main issue is you can drink similar quality Italian barbera for half the price so the QPR is poor.

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  12/16/2019 - Teaky Likes this wine:

  On the nose is red fruited with some raspberry, flavors of raspberry predominate, hint of herbalness, low tannins, has a real nice moderate acidity, paired reasonably well with pizza (this pizza didn't have much sauce, it seemed like a saucier pizza would have paired better). This is a nice wine that had a nice acidity.

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  11/2/2019 - tward Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Pair well with an Isreali spiced chicken rice dish, but certainly could have handled deeper, heavier fare. More fruit driven than I remember from tasting with touches of dusty and spice. Drank casually with no notes, which is a bit of a shame. I suspect a couple more years will add complexity to this.

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  10/23/2019 - Jennifer S 0513 Likes this wine:

  Great when decanted

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  9/19/2019 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tart red fruit, hints of cloves, spices, cedar, and orange zest on the nose. Nice acidity with fresh red fruit and berry flavors on the palate. Good finish. A really interesting Barbera from CA, a pleasure to drink. 91+

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