1996 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Scarrone

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89 points

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  2/1/2012 - fclarity wrote: 89 Points

  Popped & Poured at Acquerello restaurant in S.F., this wine had a deep red center and red rims. The high intensity nose showed a bit of excess alcohol at first but this seemed to blow off with air. It showed dried cherries, wax, camphor, and plums.
  
  In the mouth, this wine was medium bodied with nice fruit and firm but rounded tannin. Give this as much decanter time as you can. It is a nice wine, but of course, it will never be mind blowing.

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  2/27/2007 - br wrote:

  amazingly fresh cherries on the nose along with some sweet vanilla. bright color and cherries and a bit of smoke on the palate. there was a streak of sulphur that dissipated with air. nice combo w/eggs poached in tomatoes and cheese.

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  6/1/2000 - OneLastSyrah wrote:

  ($22) Strawberry, grapey, roasted fruit (marshmallow?) Deep, concentrated/reduced with a long finish. Is there any underlying complexity??

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