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1978 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco (2/25/2023)
This is simply exquisite. Neck fill was still quite high, cork came apart on extraction but no signs of seepage. Keep in mind that there's a fair amount of sediment towards the tail end of pouring, go slow and filter. Decanted for about an hour and it needed it just to blow off some funk and open up. Nose is Dark fruits, tar, slight cigar. On the palate, super smooth end to end with black cherries, anise, and truffle giving way to more earthy notes on the back. Moderately acidic, tannins are soft and well integrated; absolutely singing in the glass. Got a few more laying down, not exactly rushing to open them after seeing how this bottle gave me pause. I'll be slow sipping this all night.
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