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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 3/21/2022 & rated 91 points: see prior notes (661 views) | | Tasted by Martin1896 on 2/25/2022 & rated 89 points: Quite acidic. Needs more time? Otherwise everything is there: dark fruit, freshness, minerality, intensity. (570 views) | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 10/20/2021 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (796 views) | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 8/6/2021 & rated 90 points: See prior notes (947 views) | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 5/28/2021 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (1042 views) | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 4/23/2021 & rated 90 points: See prior notes (727 views) | | Tasted by Binder on 11/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Excellent food wine (pasta, tomato, chicken). Drink from old World syrah glass. (1356 views) | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 9/18/2020 & rated 92 points: Fruit forward, nicely Tannic and a great finish when paired with really good food. Must buy more when I see it again as we rarely see it (953 views) | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 6/28/2020 & rated 93 points: Fruit forward more tannin and structure than the Dolcetto with raspberry notes (1139 views) | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 4/10/2020 & rated 92 points: Fruit forward. More tannin and darker fruit than their Dolcetto (1128 views) | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 3/24/2020 & rated 92 points: Coravin #1 - Just all dark baking chocolate and purple purple fruit. Amazing QPR and great with food. Hyper modern Italian, love it! Chambord on the finish. (926 views) | | Tasted by Tobinski on 3/21/2020: These Altare Barberas always deliver gorgeous purple fruit. But this vintage is lacking the bright acidity that typically helps complete the package. (596 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni Vinous, Piedmont: Beyond the Usual Suspects (Mar 2020) (3/1/2020) (Elio Altare Barbera D'alba Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| 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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