2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Crus Plus a Few Older Produttori Wines (San Francisco): Browning from the center out. A touch of oxidation and more than a tad of VA on the nose. Better on the palate-brown spice, sap, citrus, and a mix of red and black fruit. This was really the only old school Nebbiolo we tasted today. It was definitely alive at age 25 but funky and right on the edge of drying out. Disappointing in the context of 2 wines that were even older but showed much better. Some of this no doubt relates to the vintage, which can be austere, but it also took me back to the time when Piemontese wines were not necessarily as clean as they are today.
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3/10/2024 - presterjohn wrote:
Dense old fruit, still some tar and roses, nice but past its best
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1/20/2024 - Eric Wright Likes this wine: 92 Points
In a great place. Surprisingly tannic, but nonetheless well balanced. Elegant on the palate with all the classic nebbiolo notes.
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12/5/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:
2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Crus Plus a Few Older Produttori Wines (San Francisco): Browning from the center out. A touch of oxidation and more than a tad of VA on the nose. Better on the palate-brown spice, sap, citrus, and a mix of red and black fruit. This was really the only old school Nebbiolo we tasted today. It was definitely alive at age 25 but funky and right on the edge of drying out. Disappointing in the context of 2 wines that were even older but showed much better. Some of this no doubt relates to the vintage, which can be austere, but it also took me back to the time when Piemontese wines were not necessarily as clean as they are today.
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9/20/2021 - KarlO_CC wrote: flawed
Sneaky cork unfortunately. Still - despite this defect - it was quite good. A little flat of course, but polished tannins and long.
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8/20/2021 - SAND Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely sweet & sour, mature nebbiolo fruitiness. 90 points.
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