Barbera d'Alba superiore Rocche delle Rocche 2019
DOC, Rocche Costamagna, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Barbera |
| Producer: | Rocche Costamagna / Alessandro Locatelli |
| Origin: | Italy / Piemont / Barbera d'Alba |
Description
Full-bodied Barbera Superiore and an excellent food companion! This Piedmontese wine exudes a generous aroma of hyacinths, dark sweet cherries and nutty-sweet marron glacé. On the palate powerful, with a variety of dark fruity flavours, flavours that combine with fine spices and a pleasant freshness. An exciting wine with an aromatic finish. Goes perfectly with Italian cuisine! (SiKl)
Attributes
| Origin: | Italy / Piemont / Barbera d'Alba |
| Grape variety: | Barbera |
| Label: | Vegan |
| Ripening potential: | 5 to 8 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Brasato di manzo al Barolo, Moroccan specialities, Meat salad, Italian antipasti, Vegetable flan, quiche, Succulent chicken breast with cream sauc |
| Vinification: | fermentation in steel tank, Punching down, soft pressing |
| Harvest: | hand-picking |
| Maturation: | in new barriques, some months bottle storage before sale |
| Volume: | 14.5 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Barbera
The all-around culinary companion
The Barbera grape is one of the cornerstones of the Piedmont. It lends its name to three cultivation areas: Barbera d’Asti, Barbera d’Alba and Barbera di Monferrato. There are fierce rivalries. Thus the vintners of Asti assert that their Barbera is better than those from Alba, because the best sites in Alba are reserved for Barolo and Barberesco. The truth is, there are all kinds of Barbera: young and fruity, ripe and complex, simple or sophisticated. The best representatives are ruby red with pure, sweet cherry fruit, soft body and fresh acidity. They are fantastic culinary companions: there is scarcely any Italian dish with which they do not fit. The variety is well-distributed, thanks to the Italian emigrants in California.
Italy
Italy – Where wine is a way of life
The Italian wine regions are extremely diverse, and this is made clear in their wines. Established varieties such as Merlot, Syrah, and Sauvignon can be found on just 15 percent of the total vine growing area. The remaining 85 percent is reserved for autochthonous, indigenous varieties. More than 2,000 different grape varieties are grown under diverse conditions and pressed with various techniques into wines that reach the top tier of the international wine market.
