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Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba 2006

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Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba (2006)

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Winery:
Giacomo Conterno
Varietal:
Barbera
Region:
Italy > Piemonte > Barbaresco > Alba > Barbera d'Alba
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2014
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User Tags:  spices, estate, mushrooms, vegetables, stone fruits, fungi, dark fruit, plum, savory, smoky 


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Barbaresco is a wine that shares much with its close neighbor Barolo. Both are made with the Nebbiolo grape and from nearly contiguous plots of vines in Piedmont. The slightly warmer climate of Barbaresco, and resulting earlier harvest, makes these wines a touch lighter and less complex than Barolo, if more elegant and earlier maturing. They share much the same flavor profile with their siblings though tend to be less intense.

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Snooth User: Eric Guido
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A great performance from this beauty tonight. Medium red color in the glass. The nose is almost smoky with plum, savory broth, mushrooms and moist earth. On the palate a full body with raspberry, fig, more mushroom and a sweet mid-palate of red fruit that carries this wines brisk acidity to the end. The finish is long and fresh with cherry and cedar.


September 2009

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This is one of the most praised estates in the Piedmont known for making ultra-traditional wines. Their Barbera is unparalleled in complexity, character, and age-worthiness.


March 2009

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This estate was founded in the early 20th Century by Giacomo's father, Giovanni Conterno. Since its birth, the estate has fashioned some of the most beautiful and traditional wines of the Piedmont. The Barbera, especially in magnum form, has excellent structure and the potential to age for decades.


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