1990 Elio Altare Langhe Barbera Vigna Larigi

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  11/12/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 91 Points

  Everything is okay, just the cut. Acid for me is off putting at the beginning as I felt it schizo-ed from the fruit. Fruit was lovely, still there and quite plush at that too. Got pretty good grip as well. But for what it is, and at 33 years of age, excellent.

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  11/11/2023 - pavel_p wrote: 91 Points

  Same bottle as Melvin. Still alive and kicking. Impressive for a 33 year old Barbera. Had this at 91 points but otherwise no detailed notes as it was getting too late for me.

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  11/11/2023 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Altare delivers again. Fantastic wine, can go for decades still. Not representative of Barbera in anytraditional sense. Very much built like a Bordeaux wine. For me lacking a bit in acidity and expressiveness that the Barolo delivers on.

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  11/10/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 93 Points

  Wines from regions starting with B: Wow wouldn’t have placed this as a 1990 or Barbera. Apparently Altare wanted to build this like a Bordeaux and could see why, definitely saw more similarities to a right bank than Nebbiolo.

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  11/16/2021 - thesternowl wrote:

  Opened about three hours prior to service and served blind. No formal notes due to the format of the night. Initially, I had some doubts about its health when I pulled the cork (which was perfect, with very little seepage) but it was a little sharp on the sample pour. But I was patient and gave it some time to open up...and open it did. By the time of service, it was very much alive and dare I say youthful! Deep garnet color with very little signs of age visually. Definitely some sediment but nothing crazy. Mostly dark fruited with plums, dark cherry and baking spice. It came across...almost youthful. Developing at the most. Tannins were still pretty strong and acid was quite nice. Very modern but undeniably well done. Nobody called Barbera but folks were poking around in Italy. A very good and lovely wine with a long life still ahead.

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