Barbera Tasting

[winecollector]

I've personally found it difficult to "properly" judge more than three wines at one sitting, because by the time I get done with the third wine, I'm starting to feel pretty good! I refuse to waste good wine by spitting it out after experiencing the "mouthfeel." I guess you could more accurately call me a "wine drinker" than a "wine taster!"

I haven't tasted any of the wines that you listed in those vintages. I did however, taste the 96' & 97' Vietti that you had the 98' of, and the 97' was about as perfectly balanced of a Barbera de Alba that your going to find. Not only that, but considering the high quality of the 97' vintage, I expect it to hold up for a while longer than a Barbera normally would. I'm hoping so anyway, because I still have more of it in the cellar!

One year can make a very big difference.

[This message has been edited by winecollector (edited 06-18-2000).]