1997 Scarpa Barbera d'Asti La Bogliona

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Vinophilo's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/2/2019 - Vinophilo Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dark garnet appearance with slightly garnet rim, just starting to show development in color. On the nose it feels very complex with ripe prunes, half dried dark cherries with some cured meats savory tones and forest floor depth followed by those eye opening sweet spices of sweet cocoa beans and gentle star anise... simply wow without even sipping on it. On palate refelects perfectly what the nose says with all characters still going, from primary fruit of dark cherries, prunes + a touch of blackberry to gentle tetiary earthy tones of wet soil and sweet mushrooms. Spices on palate are feeling like a proper mocha coffee with good bright single origin coffee with great complex cocoa stuffing to it. Acidity is still alive but completely resolved and tannins are ghost like, that you perceive but not feel...or maybe vice versa. Overall feels outstanding considering that this is Barbera (“second tier” piedmont grape after Nebbiolo) and it shows quite a long plateau ahead with its mid lenght aftertaste of bright earth and ripe orange punch. Delish! Thanks to Robert Gherardi of MR BARVAL sharing this in Margaret River with me! Feeling blessed

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View marcozzo's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/16/2018 - marcozzo wrote: 91 Points

  The wine looks garnet colored. It smells like forest floor, mushroom and red-fruit jam, with some hematic notes. The body is medium/full. The wine has polished texture and finishes medium-long. Excellent balance.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RuneW's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/23/2017 - RuneW wrote: 91 Points

  Klokkeren duft av sursøte kirsebær, med litt krydderier og et ørlite hint av treverk (ja jeg vet at disse er lagret på botti, men hintet er der likevel). Munnen holder det nesen lover, flott syrlig og overraskende frisk kirsebærfrukt som holder flagget hevet gjennom hele smakskurven. Frukt og syre balanserer perfekt, og det hele rundes av med polerte men tydelige tanniner i en laaang ettersmak. Ren, frisk og balansert, vanskelig å tro at den er hele 20 år gammel. Perfekt følge til kveldens pizza.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View heiamat.no's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/22/2016 - heiamat.no wrote: 89 Points

  Dyp, mørk nese med skogbunn, tørkede roseblader, lær, lakris og kirsebær. Saftig og frisk rødbærsfrukt i anslaget. Solid, mørk og pent konsentrert. Litt bittersyrlig i finish, noe støvete. Fin lengde.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View rSyver's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/13/2013 - rSyver wrote: 90 Points

  Dark red colour, slightly bricking rim. Very concentrated good fruit, yet there is a marvellous elegance present held up by a terrific, yet not aggressive, acidity. Cherries and some lether on the nose, more cool red berry nuances hiding behind, with time more mature elements enter. Mirrored on the palate where the complexity stands more out, but there is purity and elegance that defines this wine; mature yet no rush. Long nice finish. Terrific! And it evolves further with air and time (actually better on day two).

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 6 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.