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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.8 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 10/24/2014 & rated 90 points: No formal nose - had it with the 2012 vintage. Fun to see the colour difference and that also barbera have the benefits of some rest i the cellar. If you have some bottles left, time to drink up. (1535 views) | | Tasted by Rupert on 1/17/2013 & rated 90 points: A lovely surprise here: funky nose, dense, but with lovely soft texture, the oak now absorbed (1802 views) | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/4/2010 & rated 90 points: A good wine. Looking forward to drink my lat bottle. Will probably try to see how long the Barbera grape could develop. Would wait approx five more years. (1712 views) | | Tasted by Goldstone on 2/8/2010 & rated 87 points: Dense totally opaque black/purple colour. Nose is lifted pine resin, supermarket strawberries, beeswax.....but all rather reticent. Palate is tart acidity and tannin with just a little black fruit trying to poke through. A bit dilute in mouthfeel but packs a punch. Needs a lot more time to evolve and show it's true colours. (2365 views) | | Tasted by bjk on 2/2/2007 & rated 88 points: The wine was a bit vegetal on the finish. (2465 views) | | Tasted by Rupert on 1/26/2007 & rated 88 points: Very ripe fruit, lots of expensive oak, could have been syrah, big, fruity and oaky - a lot of people would love this, but I found it a bit sickly (1978 views) | | Tasted by diablo on 6/2/2006 flawed bottle: Overwhelming smell of sulphur/rotten eggs. (1619 views) |
| Elio Altare Producer websiteBarbera Varietal character (Appellation America) Varietal character (Wikipedia German) Varietal character (Wikipedia English) Barbera is a red wine variety, originally from Italy, which is best known as the second-most important Piedmontese variety after Nebbiolo. The wines made of this grape are mainly the everyday drinking wines of the region. The main appellations producing Barbera are Asti and Alba.
Barbera - The most widely grown red wine grape of Piedmont and Southern Lombardy, most famously around the towns of Asti and Alba, and Pavia. The wines of Barbera were once simply "what you drank while waiting for the Barolo to be ready." With a new generation of wine makers, this is no longer the case. The wines are now meticulously vinified, aged Barbera gets the name "Barbera Superiore" (Superior Barbera), sometimes aged in French barrique becoming "Barbera Barricato", and intended for the international market. The wine has bright cherry fruit, a very dark color, and a food-friendly acidity.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only) On weinlagen-infoAlba Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero
Alba is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. It is considered the capital of the hilly area of Langhe, and is famous for the white truffle, peach and wine production. Piedmont is in the Northwestern region of Italy, bordering France and Switzerland. Piedmont is predominantly a plain where the water flows from the Swiss and French Alps to form the headwaters of the Po river. The major wine producing areas are in the southern portion of the region in the hills known as the "Langhe". Here the people speak a dialect that is 1/3 French and 2/3 Italian that portrays their historical roots. Their cuisine is one of the most creative and interesting in Italy. Nebbiolo is the King grape here, producing Barolo and Barbaresco. In addition, the Barbera and Dolcetto are the workhorse grapes that produce the largest quantity of wine. Piedmont is predominantly a red wine producing area. There are a few whites made in Piedmont, and the Moscato grape produces a large volume of sweet, semi-sweet and sparkling wines as well. |
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