2020 Barbera d'Alba Bricco dei Merli
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Score 89/100 · Drink 2022-2026, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2022
The 2020 Barbera d'Alba Bricco dei Merli is plump and juicy, with complicating notes of dried flowers, herbs and cedar that add nuance. There's good fruit depth, to be sure, but the aromatics are suggestive of a style that is more savory rather than fruit-driven.
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90/100
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89
89/100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
91
91/100
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Score 91/100 · Drink 2022-2025, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Jun 2022
In a production of 10,000 bottles, the 2020 Barbera d'Alba Bricco dei Merli is broad, rich and generous. There is plenty of meat on these bones, and the wine is capped off by sweet notes of blackcurrant or blackberry confit. You might also recognize some baked cherry that characterizes the vintage. The grape's acidity is softened in this hot vintage.
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