1997 Braida (Giacomo Bologna) Barbera d'Asti Ai Suma

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  12/27/2021 - Subtek wrote: 96 Points

  Only a hint of brown. Deep red.
  Still fresh nose with a lot cherry
  On the palate: everything there, acid, tannins, fruit and chocolate in a perfect harmony. Beautiful

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  7/12/2020 - MQuentel@web.de Likes this wine: 94 Points

  "On 16 October 1989, Giacomo Bologna carried out a late harvest of Barbera, contrary to the advice given to him by everyone. "Ai Suma!", "We made it", he exclaimed as he tasted the wine: a new Braida Barbera was born from his foresight and stubbornness. Since 1989, it's only produced in the best vintages." (copied from Braida webpage). Today, for example, one can marvel at how lasting his legacy has been in the 97 Ai Suma. In its 23rd year this wine still smells and tastes great. Especially the shares of tertiary aromas like espresso, leather or warm, moist forest soil are wonderfully interwoven with the remains of an expressive fruit of dark berry fruits, plums, liquorice as well as balsamic notes. Dense on the palate, with a nice melting, remains of round, grainy tannins and a moderate acidity. The acidity is rather moderate to medium, but the wine still has drinking power, because the "fat" of its youth has integrated and the wine shows today - at the age of 23 years - a nice balance and ends long. Even a certain grandeur can be attested to it. 93 points 2020-2025

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  4/10/2020 - winesavant68 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is amazing Barbara. Really lovely acidity this wine explodes from the glass coffee and some port like flavors underpinning dried plums and leather. A real pleasure and one of the best wines from this producer I’ve tasted.

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  11/25/2019 - Secondsun Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Second bottle of the night between 6 of us. Decanted for 30-45 minute. Really nice, fruity, leather, thick mouthfeel, long finish.

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  1/31/2019 - SINOPTICUS Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Fantastic. Concentrated powerful and elegant. Wow.

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