2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
Community Tasting Note
Dencal wrote:
Friday, January 1, 2021 - Decent wine and nicely smooth. Quality barbaresco. Ive always liked this wine and probably had most years since 2005 (paid $17 including tax in 08 I remember). This will mature nicely. Problem is it's price which has increased significantly since the late 00's. For the price ($35) it's an OK wine but not impressive. Bought 2014 for $28 a couple of years back which I believe is the right price for this wine. But it is a 2016 so expect a premium. Still two in storage.
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Comment posted by yeti575rider:
1/1/2021 6:16:00 PM - Don't want to sound like I'm not giving credence to the price increases and the overall ridiculousness of most of the prices (namely Napa for me where you can read my complaints about many a winery deserting their supporters and now Burgundy where the small supply is a recipe for disaster), but I looked at this wine completely differently. I'm finally getting a bit more into Piemonte wines and thought the QPR (even at the $42 I paid) as being excellent. A 91.7 average score on 236 reviews is pretty impressive given the number of reviews (and the likely bottle variation with this volume). I think a fair number of people even have the perspective that Barbaresco specifically doesn't get the respect in the marketplace it deserves (which of course is fine by me). I guess the main thing this shows is just how insane all the pricing is if you take a step back and look at it as you can choose many different reference points to justify what is or isn't a "deal". It really just is grape juice at the end of the day. Definitely picked a bad hobby (should have invested my wine money in bitcoin - lots of people somehow think that is also a bargain I guess)... Cheers and here's to hoping for better wine moments in 2021.
Comment posted by srh:
1/2/2021 2:57:00 PM - MANY thanks for the time your took entering BOTH of your INFORMATIVE notes, Dencal & yeti! 👍 🙂 SHOULD either of you be interested, I've uploaded specific info for this vintage, including acclaim, which can be accessed via the CellarTracker Article link (lower lft). 😉
Comment posted by srh:
7/27/2021 4:31:00 PM - As I've since learned how to do so, this is the direct link to info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉