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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 2/23/2020 & rated 90 points: Little on the nose, some blackberry? Palate is lovely with meatier notes and plushness that leads to a wonderful
fine tannic finish. Good long finish makes this a great wine and great value. (835 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 1/19/2020: Stewed berries on the nose, juicy palette with a good balance of acidity and tannin. Decent finish. Surprisingly quite a bit of sediment too. (788 views) | | | Tasted by kevinacohn on 3/31/2019: Strong out of the gate, with the lush fruit and firm backbone of acidity that typifies Barbera. With time in the glass, however, the nature of the vintage shows through: the acidity drops and the alcohol and fruit start to overwhelm the wine's structure and sense of balance. I'm not sure how I ended up with six bottles of this in the cellar, but the time to drink is now. I imagine that in two years' time it will be past the point of being enjoyable. (1306 views) | | | Tasted by Boatdrinker on 6/17/2017: ACID. Still. (1914 views) | | | Tasted by Boatdrinker on 11/6/2015: A little better this time, toward the grapey Barbera profile vs. jammy syrup, on the first 2 bottles. (2484 views) | | | Tasted by tkoby11 on 8/25/2015 & rated 92 points: Amazing what a week later after Coravin and some air can do. Acidity preservation at its best. The wine is longer, with deeper aromas and flavor. Front to back of the palate this is complete where it was not initially when first opened a week ago. (2573 views) | | | Tasted by Boatdrinker on 5/9/2015: Not really my gig. Jammy dark fruits, balsamic syrup. Struck me as out of balance and clumsy. This was my 2nd go (of 6 bottles). Disappointed. I question whether this would attract so much acclaim if you stripped off the Rosenthal and Brovia labels. (2558 views) | | | Tasted by gilrbo on 4/26/2015: Dark and deep garnet with purple rims.
Popped and poured then followed over three days.
Some reduction. Serious, dark red fruit, forest leaves. With time in the glass it opens up and moves towards a fuller, ripe cherry, almost candied. It kept well for three days. On the palate tense and nervous,but juicy too. Blood oranges on the first sip, then gets rounder. Salty spine but it remains in the background. Well balanced and lovely to drink. Wonderful. (2532 views) | | | Tasted by missionpk on 4/22/2015: I find it actually hard to believe the 14.5% alc number on the label. No oak, so quite clean. Good acidity. Tastes like a much lighter wine. Very good with food and just generally good. (1845 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 4/20/2015 & rated 91 points: Dark, moderately opaque black cherry color with lighter pink rims. Very pure and aromatic nose, almost Gamay-like in its crunchy fruit expression, with succulent aromas of ripe, dark-skinned berries, blackcurrant marmalade, some cherry and a little smoke. Ripe, medium-to-full-bodied and somewhat warm palate with quite high acidity and pure, intense flavors of sour cherry, tart cranberry and lingonberry, ripe-and-sweet dark berries and some exotic spice. Very light and easy tannins. Quite long, juicy and bright finish with flavors of red cherry, cranberry, brambly dark berries, some sour cherry bitterness and a hint of alcohol warmth.
A really lovely, bright and pure Barbera with wonderful, crunchy fruit, focus and intensity. A textbook example of Barbera at its best. Varietally pure, bright and expressive with good acidity and very light tannins. Lip-smacking stuff. At 22€ in a restaurant in Castiglione Falletto, this was definitely an over-achiever. (816 views) | | | Tasted by Boatdrinker on 2/9/2015: Started quite sour, a bit startling. Drifted toward grapey Barberaland. I was expecting more, but will withhold judgement. (1178 views) | | | Tasted by partylikeakennedy on 2/8/2015 & rated 90 points: Fabulous! Definitely a food wine though. (1119 views) | | | Tasted by christyler on 2/7/2015 & rated 90 points: Very grapey, slightly thick and chewy. Dark cherries and Concord grapes. Balanced out by nice acidity. The acidity was just a little biting at the end. (1003 views) | | | Tasted by swapdoc on 12/3/2014: Bright and succulent, aromatic, delicious and just bursting from the glass. Orange zest, sour cherry, spicy tobacco and earth -- you can almost taste that Castiglione Falletto soil in the glass. Floral aromas on the nose added to the allure. Single vineyard barbera, south-east exposure, clay rich soil, supposedly sees no wood(?) after 18m in steel. Very good wine, if perhaps atypical for a Barbera d'Alba. (1217 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Everyday Piedmont - Dolcetto, Barbera and Langhe Nebbiolo (Nov 2014) (11/1/2014)
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| Fratelli Brovia Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Barbera 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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