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Barbaresco
Barbaresco · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Barbaresco
- Appellation
- Barbaresco
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roasted red meats · game meats · pasta with meat sauce · polenta with mushrooms · hard cheeses
Rated vintages
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201488 pts
This leads with woodland berry, blue flower and dried herb aromas. The palate is rather closed and austere but eventually reveals cranberry, pomegranate and crushed mint flavors through its frame of tightly wound tannins and vibrant acidity. Give this a few more years to loosen…
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201289 pts
Aromas of red berry, grilled herb and espresso come together on the nose. The taut palate offers dried black cherry, raspberry, tobacco and mocha alongside dusty, astringent tannins. A licorice note closes the finish.
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200990 pts
A vibrant expression of Nebbiolo, this has a bright cherry note and ethereal tones of ginger and cola. It shows elegance and finesse, with a light touch of smoked spice and firm tannins on the long finish.