1971 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco

Community Tasting Notes (17) Median Score: 92 points

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  1/29/2023 - RayOB wrote: flawed

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  10/24/2020 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  A traditionalist Barbaresco, fermented in concrete tanks and macerated with the skins for 25-30 days. 14% alcohol. Decanted for 2 hours. Tasted in Produttori del Barbaresco 2016-1970 vertical.
  
  After decanting I noticed that there is a huge amount of quite solid deposit in the bottle. I mean an inch or two of quite solid stuff that comes out in chunks, not in sheets or flakes. The wine appears very translucent, luminous and quite pale brick-orange with a bronze core. The nose feels very pungent, old and very oxidative with tertiary aromas of Palo Cortado-like rancio, aldehydic notes of sorrel and green almonds, some crunchy cranberry tones, a little bit of tar, light beef jerky tones, a lifted hint of plum liqueur and an acetic, Rodenbach-esque touch of balsamic VA. The wine is pungent, oxidative and very old on the palate with a medium body and intense tertiary flavors of raisins, tangy rancio, some nutty tones, a little bit of beef jerky, light tarry notes, a balsamic hint of VA and a touch of sour cherry bitterness. The wine feels rather high in acidity with ripe, textural medium tannins. The finish is dry, oxidative and medium-long with gentle tannic grip and sharp flavors of salty soy sauce, some nutty rancio, a little bit of balsamic VA, light notes of sorrel, a hint of sanguine iron and a touch of green almonds.
  
  Past its peak and almost fully oxidized. A shame, because 1971 was supposed to be one of the great vintages of the 1970's. Nothing particularly interesting remaining here anymore. A poor purchase at 47,55€.

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  6/21/2020 - vintage_whine wrote:

  initial nose was powerful and fragrant, tannins have fully resolved, to give this a full bodied mouthfeel, and the acidity is still present to give freshness and focus, but the flavors only fell apart the longer it was opened.

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  6/11/2018 - andtheodor wrote:

  Lots of tea, raspberry, tar. Ample suspended sediment from being transported cast a bruised nature to the fruit so we filtered it which unfortunately stripped a lot of the interest. Handle carefully; this is a potential stunner.

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  6/1/2018 - Doc90 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Beautiful nose of craft cherry cola, fresh cherries, poppy fields, tar, licorice. Perfect structure for a Barbaresco. Notes of ginger, poppyseed muffin. Another evocative wine.

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