1982 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Moccagatta

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  2/20/2023 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  The fruit is sourced from the Muncagota vineyard (the historic name under which the current vintages of this wine are bottled) - specifically from parcels owned by the Bellora, Casetta, Lignana and Viglino families. Released only after a minimum of four years of aging. Bottle #4847 of total 20325 bottles. 14% alcohol.
  
  Aged, translucent and rather old syrupy-brown color. The nose feels madeirized with old aromas of raisins and dried dates, some syrupy tones, a little bit of cherry marmalade, light oxidative notes of beef jerky and soy sauce and a hint of nutty rancio. The wine tastes old and rather oxidative with a medium body and rather tired flavors of raisiny fruit and dried dates, some beef jerky, a little hoi sin, light arrack tones and a sweeter hint of cherry marmalade. The structure relies mostly on the rather high acidity as the ample tannins have resolved almost entirely. The finish is long, soft and tertiary with moderately oxidative flavors of raisins, some dried dates, a little bit of strawberry-driven red fruit, light sweeter notes of cherry marmalade, a hint of old leather and a touch of wizened ripe figs.
  
  An old and tired Barbaresco Riserva that is already past its peak. The wine was very flat and oxidative at first, showing very little beyond pungent soy sauce notes, but it did get better over some hours of oxidation, exhibiting more sweeter dried fruit nuances. However, after some further aeration, the wine started to fall apart again, its oxidative qualities overwhelming any finer nuances it had managed to conjure earlier. At this point you have just great bottles, not great wines - and we didn't luck out with our bottle.

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  10/25/2019 - rcg62 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted all day. Really nice. Definitely age in the color, but still pretty ruby in the glass. Nose subtle. Almost a lavender note. Beautiful palate. Tannins still there but soft. Nice dark cherry notes. Maybe a little barnyard. Not ‘amazing’ but has aged and softened so well.

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  2/28/2016 - cct wrote: 94 Points

  Double decanted in the AM
  
  Ripe round and fresh. Pure, deep and clear, with roses, a deeper fruited profile, expansive palate presence and beautiful balance. The perfume expands onto the palate. Absolutely singing this night and for me WOTN. Beautiful 94pts

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  11/30/2012 - freek Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Fantastic balance. Nice red fruit, tea, violets, fresh, coffee, olives and some balsamic notes. Great wine!

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  8/14/2010 - obmoen wrote: 89 Points

  Korken kom fint ut hel. Frisk, transparent rød, ørlite svakt mot murstein. Vandig kant. Lite bunnfall. 5
  
  Tjære, frukt, kistebunn/kjeller. Lukker noe etter noen minutter for senere å tilby blomster, mandel og karamell. Frisk frukt dekket av tynt støvlag. 11
  
  Mykt innslag, fabelaktig munnfølelse som utvikler seg godt med luft, bitter finish. Støvete tanniner som sparker godt fra seg i finnish, disse var vesentlig roligere på dag 2, kjølig frukt. Medium syre, fin balanse, noe brente aromaer i finish. Frisk frukt med tynt støvlag også i munn. Svak buljong dag 2. 15
  
  Deilig vin som ga meg noe mer forståelse av moden Piemonte/nebbe. Helhetlig inntrykk. Nesen holdt seg mye og standhaftig på stedet hvil. God munnfølelse og inntrykk av at den fortsatt holder noen år. 8

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