2003 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco

Community Tasting Notes (149) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  9/1/2023 - wicozani Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened and decanted for one hour prior to pairing with pizza. A slightly light orange-inflected ruby in the glass, the nose beckoning with cherry, damp leaves, leather, and suggestions of both rose petals and orange rinds. Tannin largely mitigated, this had very good acidity and intensity. Probably at peak now or just past, owing to a touch of oxidation. Was an unusual but very good pairing for the pizza.

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  6/23/2022 - WhinyWiner Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Fantastic. Very pure, clear, bright and lightweight. Delicious tangy fruit, good structure, and perfectly balanced. Not flabby or over-ripe at all per the supposed vintage profile. Yum. Started drinking this vintage in 2013, best yet now with maybe more to come. (note: When I tried this wine first in 2017 I had the impression it was over-oaked. No hint of that now).

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  1/19/2022 - Val D'Orcia Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This was a lovely Barbaresco, even ‘pretty’. There was a delicacy to it-kind of middle weight-with nice dark cherry and currant flavors, some moderate leather, subtle tannins, but enough for structure for balance and interest. We enjoyed it, especially after a 1/2 hour of decanting and it achieving the right temperature after being pulled from the wine cabinet.

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  3/20/2021 - kuumies wrote:

  Decanted for a couple of hours to no major effect. Savory, herbal and leathery on the nose with quite plentiful dark cherry fruit and a prominent note of tar. Expressive, if not terribly vivid. Fairly rich on the palate with ripe but not overripe fruit. The attack is classic and attractively bright but midway through some heat starts to emerge and the finish is tannic and quite drying. I think this wine perfectly captures the vintage, i.e. while seemingly well made and very recognizable the heat definitely comes through and renders the finish rather harsh. Happy to try it but finishing the bottle is not a realistic goal.

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  10/18/2020 - dbkitc wrote: 83 Points

  Not really digging this bottle. Youthful, superficial without much going for it. There are sappy red fruits and a bit of earth on the nose - promising. The palate is overly tannic and tight with a tremendously bitter, palate searing finish. This will either be great in 20 years or it’s a hot mess. I am putting my money on the latter. I have a bunch left so will be interesting to follow. I’m thinking this is destined for stew. (83?)
  
  After the poor showing, I put a cork in the bottle and came back 4 days later. The wine has improved but still has some flaws. Gone are the harsh tannins. Things have rounded a bit but seems a bit superficial. If you have some bottles, I say open well m advance. May improve with 3-4 years of cellaring. (87)

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