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2008 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco (5/3/2019)
Any year that Produttori bottles the single vineyard riservas is a treat and this one is no exception. From a cooler vintage, this one is a decade into its life and still is very much about aroma and structure. 2nd bottle of this vintage for me. Decanted and drunk over a couple of hours. Very dark. It showed heavy tar and anise on nose pretty much the entire time in the decanter. On the palate, notes of muted red fruit, spearmint and licorice developed with air. The fruit component never really completely developed. The finish was pretty tannic, somewhat fruitless and relatively short. Good bottle of wine and enjoyable but I am sure more cellaring (or a couple more hours in the decanter) will make this a better drinking Barbaresco.
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