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2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Asili - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
A bouquet of raspberries, cherries, new leather, creosote and a hint of black pepper. In the mouth, relatively approachable, as you’d expect from a 2009, but still at least three to five years from its drinking plateau, I’d say. Chewy, tactile tannins but a fine and pure Barbaresco. It just needs a bit of time for those tannins to soften and mellow. Sour black cherries, tar, tea leaves, soil, olive tapenade, soy and a backbone of steely minerals. Good acidity, concentration and length. A quality, young Barbaresco Riserva. (93 pts.) -
2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Ovello - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
A nose of warm earth, tobacco, dry underbrush, bonfire and largely red fruit. On palate, compared with the Asili, more umami, earthy and tarry wirth black cherries, blackberries and espresso. Drunk over three nights, the balsamico element really came to the fore. A similar acidic and tannic structure to the Asili, which I preferred both now and for the longer term (I’d guess). Decent length. Drinkable now but more closed than the Asili. Ideally, give it 5+ years. (92 pts.)
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