Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco Nebbiolo
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Vintage 2013 | magnum | elegant smell, much bitters in taste imo
Vintage 2013 | magnum | elegant smell, much bitters in taste imo
Jun 16th, 2024
A little closed after decanting. Aromas of red cherry, menthol, pepper and also wet nappy. Just Medium bodied - a great food wine with home made pasta. Very Italian with a savoury balsamic note but I thought it might give more at 10 years. On the 2nd night very skinnsy with bitter notes. Will probably have the last one in around a year. Had the last bottle 40 weeks later on 7th January 2024. Not showing as well as previous note here. Menthol still very noticeable. 88 points.
A little closed after decanting. Aromas of red cherry, menthol, pepper and also wet nappy. Just Medium bodied - a great food wine with home made pasta. Very Italian with a savoury balsamic note but I thought it might give more at 10 years. On the 2nd night very skinnsy with bitter notes. Will probably have the last one in around a year. Had the last bottle 40 weeks later on 7th January 2024. Not showing as well as previous note here. Menthol still very noticeable. 88 points.
Mar 31st, 2023
From a 3L bottle that I have cellared since release. I always hesitate to open these large format bottles, instead making excuses to hold them for longer since they tend to age at a glacial pace. However, we were hosting a large group of people for my 40th birthday dinner and since we were having lamb and rice, and big bottles are meant for big parties, and the world hasn’t been able to enjoy many big parties over the last 14 months, I figured WTFN. In an attempt to maximize the potential of the bottle, I pulled the cork almost 30 hours prior, a recommendation from by buddy Tim who tends to know a lot more about these things. I left the bottle in my cellar, allowing it to slow-ox. By dinner the following evening, this was absolutely singing. Gorgeous, translucent ruby color with a slight brownish rim. Ripe red fruits just ever so slightly stewed, red flowers, dry earth, and dried Mediterranean herbs. This bottle was positively bursting with energy! Bone dry. Medium+ tannin; medium+ acid. The finish was long and somewhat saline and was an absolutely sublime pairing with our Khaleeji fare. A fabulous bottle and a much better showing than the 2013 (standard format) that I recall drinking a few years back.
From a 3L bottle that I have cellared since release. I always hesitate to open these large format bottles, instead making excuses to hold them for longer since they tend to age at a glacial pace. However, we were hosting a large group of people for my 40th birthday dinner and since we were having lamb and rice, and big bottles are meant for big parties, and the world hasn’t been able to enjoy many big parties over the last 14 months, I figured WTFN. In an attempt to maximize the potential of the bottle, I pulled the cork almost 30 hours prior, a recommendation from by buddy Tim who tends to know a lot more about these things. I left the bottle in my cellar, allowing it to slow-ox. By dinner the following evening, this was absolutely singing. Gorgeous, translucent ruby color with a slight brownish rim. Ripe red fruits just ever so slightly stewed, red flowers, dry earth, and dried Mediterranean herbs. This bottle was positively bursting with energy! Bone dry. Medium+ tannin; medium+ acid. The finish was long and somewhat saline and was an absolutely sublime pairing with our Khaleeji fare. A fabulous bottle and a much better showing than the 2013 (standard format) that I recall drinking a few years back.
1 person found it helpfulMay 4th, 2021
This is perfect tonight. 2013 Barbaresco is so pretty right now and it being night 2 on this bottle it is even better. I really love this wine in this vintage.
This is perfect tonight. 2013 Barbaresco is so pretty right now and it being night 2 on this bottle it is even better. I really love this wine in this vintage.
1 person found it helpfulAug 24th, 2017
Easy drinking. No fuss no muss just pop pour and drink! SM
Easy drinking. No fuss no muss just pop pour and drink! SM
Jun 7th, 2017
Open, fruit driven, sustaining. Just delicious.
Open, fruit driven, sustaining. Just delicious.
Jun 4th, 2017
Just as nice as the 2012. Medium body, good structure.
Just as nice as the 2012. Medium body, good structure.
Mar 12th, 2017
Good but could wrest 10 more years 😊
Good but could wrest 10 more years 😊
Apr 29th, 2023