2016 Barbera d'Alba Scarrone
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The 2016 Barbera d'Alba Scarrone is dark, open-knit and expressive, with good depth and fine overall balance. Plum, black cherry, smoke, chocolate and licorice build into the racy, plush finish. Drink it over the next few years.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Scarrone sees fruit sourced from a vineyard site that is located right under the Vietti household. The vines are 29 years old and are therefore old enough to have lost their youthful vigor, resulting in rich and more concentrated fruit. This balanced and elegant expression offers black fruit aromas that are backed by healthy extraction and density. There is a point of bright acidity on the close. It adds chiseled intensity and focused sharpness.