2012 Bartolo Mascarello Barbera d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  2/4/2023 - Kepos wrote: 88 Points

  too much acidity for me, there is some fruit but not enough

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  8/8/2022 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Balanced and pleasant. Red fruit and tar on the nose. This leads with balanced acidity and somewhat mature red fruit and a little minerality. Easy going, a little more complex than your average Barbera, and great with food.

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  2/25/2022 - yuti1225 wrote: 92 Points

  Nicely balanced with wild cherry, cedar and hint of earthy tone. Barbaras from top producers are always a good buy!

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  11/20/2020 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  14% alcohol.
  
  Somewhat translucent and surprisingly evolved cherry red color with a maroon core and a pale orange rim. Meaty and relatively oxidative nose with aromas of soy sauce, some dried red berries, a little bit of wizened black cherry, light savory-sweet notes of hoi sin, a hint of roasted game and a touch of old leather. The wine is savory, evolved and quite acid-driven on the palate with a medium body and somewhat oxidative flavors of tart lingonberries and sour cherry bitterness, some crunchy cranberry, a little bit of gamey meat, light oxidative notes of soy sauce, a hint of hoi sin and a touch of salinity. The taste starts off quite dry, but gains some developed sweetness towards the aftertaste. The structure relies mostly on the high acidity, as the tannins feel - as is typical of Barbera - quite soft, mellow and easy. The finish is long, acid-driven and quite tertiary with somewhat oxidative flavors of crunchy cranberries, some sour cherries, a little bit of gamey meat, light salty notes of soy sauce, a hint of tart lingonberries and a touch of leather.
  
  A tasty and balanced but also surprisingly evolved Barbera that is starting to turn reddish-brown in color and showing some oxidative qualities in both the nose and taste. Since it feels quite odd for a Mascarello red feel this evolved this soon, I wonder if the wine has been kept in too warm temperatures before purchase, or if the cork was compromised? Based on how the wine is drinking, the wine doesn't show much promise aging-wise, but it is very possible that this was an off bottle, so you might want to take that into account.

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  2/17/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Opened six hours earlier. Dark berry fruit, five spice, hibiscus syrup and cranberries with fine tannins for good texture. A really superb barbera.

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