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The Spring 2015 Midwest Gentleman's No Reserve Distinguished Cellar Auction Part IV
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Estimate: $55
Base neck, lightly torn label.
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"Having followed this wine since its inception, it has consistently been one of the greatest Barberas I have ever tasted. The wine comes from vineyards that traditionally produced 70,000 bottles of Barbera. However, winemaker Riccardo Cotarella crop-thinned and cut yields to only one ton per acre, resulting in only 18,000 bottles. Made from a blend of vineyards owned by such producers as Bologna, Prunotto, Vietti, Coppo, and Chiarlo, the wine was aged in new oak casks for 12 months. There was no racking, and it was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Its opaque purple color is followed by sensational notes of blackberry and strawberry jam, mocha, smoke, and dried herbs. Fabulously concentrated, with remarkable viscosity and thickness that easily absorb the new oak."
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"Having followed this wine since its inception, it has consistently been one of the greatest Barberas I have ever tasted. The wine comes from vineyards that traditionally produced 70,000 bottles of Barbera. However, winemaker Riccardo Cotarella crop-thinned and cut yields to only one ton per acre, resulting in only 18,000 bottles. Made from a blend of vineyards owned by such producers as Bologna, Prunotto, Vietti, Coppo, and Chiarlo, the wine was aged in new oak casks for 12 months. There was no racking, and it was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Its opaque purple color is followed by sensational notes of blackberry and strawberry jam, mocha, smoke, and dried herbs. Fabulously concentrated, with remarkable viscosity and thickness that easily absorb the new oak."
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