2021 Longview Jupiter Barbera 6 Pack

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Ned Goodwin - JamesSuckling.com

Inspired by the more modern school of Piedmont, this is a rich barbera toned in oak. Mocha and coffee bean aromas transition to molten dark cherry, root spices, tamarind and licorice straps, with a frisk of acidity and a curb of tannin, all moving in perfect synchronicity. Built in the name of savoriness and versatility at the table, this is perhaps the finest rendition of the variety in the country.

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Ned Goodwin - Halliday Wine Companion

Inspired by the more modern school of Piedmont, this is a rich barbera toned in oak. Mocha and coffee bean aromas segue to molten dark cherry, root spices, tamarind and licorice straps, with a frisk of acidity and a curb of tannin, all moving in alloyed synchronicity. Built in the name of savouriness and versatility at the table, this is perhaps the finest rendition of the variety in the country.

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Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

It certainly shows too much oak, or arguably it does, but the fruit is beautiful and the oak adds a keen softness. Red berries and spice, a touch of peppercorn, an element of crushed roses and assorted florals, even a little tonic note. Give this some air and the oak falls mostly away and the bright energetic beauty of the fruit shines through.

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Tom Kline - Decanter

Oak-derived notes of vanilla bean and cedar meld with brooding dark plum, dried violet, ripe raspberry, black tea and liquorice in a heady and open-knit set of aromas. The aromatic profile really shines as the oak blows away, allowing the wine’s alluring fruit to sit at the fore. Plush, velvety and ripe with notes of plum, raspberry, dark florals and dark cherry framed within fine and integrated black tea tannins and freshening acidity. From two Piedmont clones, 84 and 424, vines 11 years old, fruit picked and vinified separately and the wine matured in a new Austrian oak puncheon and three- and four-year-old French puncheons, bottled without fining or filtration.