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Fox Hill Vineyard Barbera

9.012 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Mendocino, North Coast, California, USA
Barbera
Duck, Goose, Game, Chili & Hot Spicy, Turkey, Mushrooms, Chicken, Tomato-Based, Pork, Venison, Potato, Pasta, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Herbs, Veal, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Nikki Erpelding

Dried cherries and dusty tannins, nice acidity, charming Cal-Ital.

Dried cherries and dusty tannins, nice acidity, charming Cal-Ital.

Sep 16th, 2017
M. Ventre

Took a little over an hour to open and really show it's stuff, dark plums, spice box, nice acidity, medium bodied.

Took a little over an hour to open and really show it's stuff, dark plums, spice box, nice acidity, medium bodied.

Feb 5th, 2016
Andrew Willingham

Very dark purple, moving toward white at the rim. Medium viscosity, medium staining. Nose sees ripe, baked red cherries, oak, vanilla. Palette sees tart cranberries, ripe cherries, medium+ acid, medium- tannins and a long finish of medium complexity. This is a super solid wine that took a couple of days to open up- the initial tight cranberries and acid develop into a beautiful, ripe, red cherry focused wine with enough acid and heft to make it interesting, even on its own. I’d wait another 3-5 years, but if you are drinking now, let it breathe overnight!

Very dark purple, moving toward white at the rim. Medium viscosity, medium staining. Nose sees ripe, baked red cherries, oak, vanilla. Palette sees tart cranberries, ripe cherries, medium+ acid, medium- tannins and a long finish of medium complexity. This is a super solid wine that took a couple of days to open up- the initial tight cranberries and acid develop into a beautiful, ripe, red cherry focused wine with enough acid and heft to make it interesting, even on its own. I’d wait another 3-5 years, but if you are drinking now, let it breathe overnight!

Nov 27th, 2017
Rebecca Burgess

My goodness. Soft, smooth, eminently quaffable. Just a lovely wine all around. @ Eno

My goodness. Soft, smooth, eminently quaffable. Just a lovely wine all around. @ Eno

Sep 3rd, 2017
Autumn Anderson

Autumn had this 8 years ago

Autumn had this 8 years ago

Jan 9th, 2017
Tal Yaacovi

Tal had this 9 years ago

Tal had this 9 years ago

Nov 8th, 2015
Emme Pee

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Emme had this 5 years ago

Jan 10th, 2020
Alex Leonardini

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Alex had this 6 years ago

Sep 6th, 2018
Kashi Lee

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Kashi had this 7 years ago

May 4th, 2018
Brandon Bussolini

Brandon had this 8 years ago

Brandon had this 8 years ago

Feb 20th, 2017