Braida Barbera d'Asti Bricco dell'Uccellone

Published Oct. 14, 2008 at 1:21 p.m.
...2003
... was another of those Italian wines that I'm really meant to be holding onto but had to break out in order to wash down the muck I've been tasting this week. I'm beginning to think there can only be two possible factors at work,

to Italian wines that no others are getting a fair crack of the whip
Beaujolais, an 2004 , a 2006 New Zealand...and the SO Organic () Chianti all, in varying quantities, made it down my kitchen sink. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not that hard to please but all these wines didn't just pale in comparison to the , they out and out stunk.
. I'd forgotten how much I love , the producer, the bottles, the taste of top quality...Along with , is providing the best quality in all of Italy and the advantage of top end (this one), is the ageing potential. Sadly, every bottle of...I've ever had (there's a 2001 note on here too somewhere) never reaches it's Christmas destiny. It's just too damned .
, Wither Hills...2006. £15 and smells like cabbage.
2006 - - £15
, no fruit. On the palate the wine picks up, well balanced, good integrated tannins, a little spice and smoke but still there with the veggies. Good finish, a well made wine, just not to my tastes. If you like your vegetable style wines, you may like it, never a , would have called it Cabernet Franc all the way down the line. 85 Points
SO Organic () Chianti 2006 - - £8
on the palate, thick mouth feel, flavour profile is overwhelming currants, tastes under ripe. 83 Points
...2003 -
, good balance of acidity and tannins and a continuation of fruit to the finish which lasts a good 30 seconds. Nice job. 90 Points

- €30
- $45


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