Vietti, Barbera d'Alba, Vigna Vecchia Scarrone

Stabbed with the Coravin. Jammy, brambly blackberry, dark chocolate, deep plum, cooling licorice, and a little tomato leaf. Light glycerin on the palate, with gobs of blackberries and some pencil-shaving tannins. Tart cherry lingers on the finish. Takes a couple hours to really open up; needs time. This is the "cult" Barbera. Tasted alongside a 2021 Antinori Tignanello. Robust, rustic wine with a cosmopolitan flair paired well with rotini pasta and homemade Bolognese sauce. 15% ABV.

Notes of black and blue fruit along with a hint of chocolate, minerality with tight tannins and acidity

Oak is still noticeable on the nose and the palate, while linear, has a more plush/ripe fruit profile initially and finishes with some red fruit tartness. Acidity was well defined and allowed it to pair nicely with some local Italian food delivery but for my palate, I think I'd prefer the simpler Barbera bottlings instead of reaching up in price for one of these if I had to do it all over again. This wine appeared to try to hit …

Prune butter 2mm break at rim. Drink now.

The ‘09 Vigna Vecchia unabashedly struts its warm vintage character with plum sauce up front, followed by baked cherries, rich brown spices, and sweet herbal tones. On the palate, I found velvety textures on a full-bodied frame, giving way to tart black cherry and depths of sweet exotic spices in a fleshy, flashy and extroverted expression. The finish was long and spicy with notes of black cherry that seemed to coat the senses, offset by hints of bitter herbs, minerals …

Sadly Corked

Wirklich toller Barbera. Keine Spur von Alter. Tolle Frucht. Aber auch abgemildert und schön eingebettet in einen durchweg runden Barbera. Toll!

2004 Vietti Barbera La Crena vs 2009 Barbera Scarrone V.V.: - Farbe: Beide Weine sehr konzentriert - Bouquet: Scarrone schön fruchtig, Brombeere, typisch Barbera; La Crena schon etwas feuchtes Leder aufgrund des Alters - Scarrone deutlich fruchtiger; La Crena schön rund, allerdings fehlt die Frucht. La Crena hat aber den Schmelz eines älteren Weins - Für mich ist der Scarrone heute klar der Sieger

No formal notes. 91-93 points.

Its' the big boy. Tastes like the big boy. Just opened,l we shall see where it goes.

A Visit To Vietti (Vietti, Castiglione Falletto) : This has a dark and spicy bouquet that stands out in contrast to the earlier Barbera wines. The main fruit component seems to be blood oranges wrapped in the spice of molasses, nutmeg, and a touch of smoke as well as a bit of toasty pie crust. It's very smooth across the palate. Crisp cherries lead the way and great acidity shows itself fully in the middle. The acidity persists as a …

Kelly and Kevin’s excellent adventure before WWS 2012; 11/4/2012-11/11/2012 (La Morra) : From 85 year old vines, more round and subtle than the scarrone. Black fruits, spicy, licorice and mineral. The similar concentration as the scarrone but rounder, subtler and a bit more complex.

This is my second bottle of 09 Scarrone, tasting notes were consistent with previous bottle. Let me start by saying this juice is ridiculous! This is not a wine but an experience. Pop and pour revealed immediate power, the depth of color is incredibly impressive, dark garnet turning to ruby around the edges. The nose predicts astounding concentration of fruit, rich, but extremely youthful. The palate is gorgeous, completely mouthcoating, with highly concentrated cherries and subtle minerality. This is a …