Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabajà

Was a little off. Still very good but not at its peak.

Translucent, slightly maroon pomegranate color with a completely colorless rim. Very developed and slightly oxidized nose with aromas of smoke-cured meat, dried cherries, some cherry marmalade, light iron notes of bloody meat and a hint of mushroom. The nose settles nicely in the glass, letting the fruit flavors come a bit more to the fore, masking the aged notes beneath, but still it's quite evident from the nose that the wine starts to be past its peak. The wine is …

Lovely from Mag

Fantastic Barbaresco.

Disappointing. Well, it tasted okay, but there just wasn't a lot of interest. No acid, no tannins, light flavors, not much fruit, not much secondary aromatics. I expected a 17 year old barbaresco, from a good producer, rated 90 by the big P. from 1990 (a supposedly great year) to have more going for it, even a few years after the drinking window. Goes to show....

G7 (Pat) : Heat damaged

Porty nose. Light brown color. Earthy, rich, intense, complex. Jammy, very tannic, good backbone. Dirty. Wow. $61