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The July 2013 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 510
Estimate: $400
Lightly wrinkled capsule, nicked and scuffed label.
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"The dense opaque purple-colored 1998 Barbera d'Alba Riserva Pozzo dell'Annunziata resembles vintage port in its color, texture, and flavor saturation. Opulent, with extreme richness, this full-bodied, super intense, compelling, flamboyant Barbera (less than 1400 magnums produced) possesses freshness and exoticism. It boasts unctuous black cherry, chocolate, espresso, licorice, and strawberry liqueur aromas as well as flavors, immense body, major levels of glycerin, and gorgeously integrated sweet new oak (from 100% malolactic in new wood). While it is impossible to predict how such wines will age, given its size and strength, it will certainly drink well for a decade. I recommend consuming it at a young age to take advantage of its exuberance."
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"The dense opaque purple-colored 1998 Barbera d'Alba Riserva Pozzo dell'Annunziata resembles vintage port in its color, texture, and flavor saturation. Opulent, with extreme richness, this full-bodied, super intense, compelling, flamboyant Barbera (less than 1400 magnums produced) possesses freshness and exoticism. It boasts unctuous black cherry, chocolate, espresso, licorice, and strawberry liqueur aromas as well as flavors, immense body, major levels of glycerin, and gorgeously integrated sweet new oak (from 100% malolactic in new wood). While it is impossible to predict how such wines will age, given its size and strength, it will certainly drink well for a decade. I recommend consuming it at a young age to take advantage of its exuberance."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.