2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
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Monday, November 21, 2022 - Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Produttori del Barbaresco
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Area/Appellation: Italy/Piedmont/Langhe/ Barbaresco Vintage: 2016
Price: $47 Jacob East
Color: pale ruby very slight orange tinge. Legs: slow
Nose: red licorice, dried bing cherries, rich prune, truffle, fennel
Palate: dried cherries and prunes, hints of fennel, black licorice,
Finish: absorptive, the dried cherries, prunes, licorice blend together nicely tannins weigh in nicely but are not overbearing.
Comments: popped and poured, well made from a very warm vintage.
Pairing Suggestions: rich bold roasted meats
Score in terms of Vintage: 89
Score for the Wine: 90
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 11/21/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Comment posted by Scotty56:
11/21/2022 8:25:00 PM - Lol 89 for the 2016 vintage.
Comment posted by johnnnyvino:
11/22/2022 6:35:00 AM - 89 for the 2016 vintage?!
Comment posted by thesternowl:
11/22/2022 7:49:00 AM - I think the taster is trying to convey that the wine performed at an 89 relative to the strength of the vintage (high)? Not really sure though.
Comment posted by SARED:
11/22/2022 8:01:00 AM - A good note
Comment posted by redhead6971:
11/22/2022 8:24:00 AM - My score for the vintage is representative of how well the vintage was overall versus how well the wine was made. I noticed in Langhe in several articles I read that while growing conditions were almost perfect. They did have some issues in the spring and a little bit more heat than they desired, hence the 89 score versus what weather is strictly during harvest for me it’s always about the weather during the entire course of the year that affects grape production. By the way, I am not a pro. I am informally trained based on everything I have read and learned, and I am learning more every day but I appreciate all the comments on all my tasting notes.
Comment posted by SARED:
11/22/2022 5:31:00 PM - redhead, now I am curious... what does 89 represent?
(i) your score of the vintage
(ii) your reflection that the wine was a 90 on absolute basis, but should have been better given the strength of the vintage, hence it is an 89 on a relative basis to what one could find in the vintage
(iii) something else
Comment posted by redhead6971:
11/22/2022 5:48:00 PM - It is a score, based on the quality of the wine versus the quality of the harvest so if the harvest is of high-quality, but the wine is not attend the score of the wine, a little lower however, if the harvesters not perfect then wines that seem to go beyond that threshold, I tend to score higher so it’s actually relative to the quality of the harvest.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
11/22/2022 8:36:00 PM - I mean…I kinda see what you’re trying to do…but I gotta say, having enjoyed many 2016’s from Barbaresco, this bottle is about as representative as any and the quality is very high. Produttori is often the proverbial canary in the coal mine.