2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
Community Tasting Note
WEB,III Likes this wine:
90 Points
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - At this stage Ferrando Carema White Label ‘16 blows away Produttori Barbaresco ‘16. Produttori is very ripe, and the alcohol is less in balance. The ‘16 normale does not really exhibit the freshness and elegance I associate with classic Barbaresco. Yes, the concentration and depth is impressive, and maybe at 10-20+ years the wine will achieve harmony. For now it exhibits more climate change character than the high tone energy desired. This is a Grey Market bottle purchased recently. I wonder if less than pristine storage and/or transit was an influence. I will compare notes with bottles purchased on release and via authorized Importer somewhere down the road.
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Comment posted by North Willis:
5/21/2023 6:26:00 PM - @WEB,III - just curious what you mean by "grey market". Cheers.
Comment posted by WEB,III:
5/21/2023 8:04:00 PM - The wine was imported by a source other than the authorized importer. I tasted the wine again this eve with consistent notes. There is nothing wrong with the wine per se, but it is most definitely riper, richer, than any Produttori vintage in recent memory.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
5/22/2023 8:00:00 AM - Interesting note. I adore both Produttori and Ferrando and while both are technically Nebbiolo and both are from Piemonte; the wines are completely different. I actually think Produttori's 2016 Classico is a lovely example of the 2016 vintage (which I wouldn't associate with freshness and elegance), as is Ferrando's in Carema, which shows more elegance in 2016 but more due to the geographic aspects of Carema (namely elevation). If it's freshness and elegance you seek, search for vintages in Barbaresco like 2010, 2014 and 2018. Otherwise, Carema and/or Valtellina may be a better option year over year.
Comment posted by WEB,III:
5/22/2023 9:45:00 AM - There is nothing wrong with Produttori ‘16. It is simply far riper and richer than any vintage in recent memory. The alcohol was also less digestible than my ideal. I was taken aback having not tasted ‘16 chez Produttori yet and now know to drink elsewhere in the short to medium term at least.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
5/22/2023 10:11:00 AM - the 15's were pretty ripe...and so were the 17's...and the 12's for the matter.