Barbera

Region: Italy, Piedmont

Grape variety: Barbera

Background: La Barbera, Monferrato’s diamond-point variety, finds its ideal climate amidst the Bricco Dei Guazzi vineyards, which is perfect for fostering the ripening process which gives the wine its renowned qualities: great character and optimal intensity.

Tasting notes: This wine is a feast for the senses with loads of smoke, earth, spice, black pepper, mushroom, dark berry and meat on the nose. As if all that was not enough, the follow-through on the palate is lip-smackingly flavourful. This well balanced, dry, medium-bodied wine, with its soft silky tannins, will show well alongside grilled red meat and aged cheeses.

Region: Italy, Piedmont

Grape variety: Barbera

Background: The Batasiolo Estate has vineyards holdings located within the prized Barolo wine-growing areas: Batasiolo, Morino, Cerequio and Brunate in La Morra; Boscareto and the historical Briccolina in Serralunga d’Alba; Bricco di Vergne and Zonchetta in Barolo; Tantesi and Bussia Bofani in Monforte d’Alba. Set amidst the gentle contours of the Batasiolo vineyard, the Estate cannot be understood without admiring the expanses of its vineyards in the finest and most important wine-growing villages of the Langhe.

Tasting notes: Ruby hue with medium viscosity. Black cherry, strawberry and a bit of spice in the nose. Bright acidity, no tannins and flavours of red berry, pepper and gravel with a quick finish.

Region: Italy

Grape variety: Barbera

Tasting notes: The colour is ruby red with delicate purple tinges. Offers an intense and persistent olfactory expression with notes of berries, cherries in alcohol and ripe fruit. Pleasant spicy flavours and delicate sensations reminiscent of wood and flowers. In the mouth, the exciting crispness of Barbera harmonises a high yet absolutely pleasant alcohol content. It reveals the typical intensity and persistence of a great wine.

Food pairing: It is the pleasant accompaniment for appetizers, pasta and risotto, white and red meat main courses and aged cheese. Paired with fish dishes the delicate tannic sensation can surprise.

Awards

Gambero Rosso 2022 - 3* - Vintage 2020

IWSC Competition 2022 - Bronze - Vintage 2020

Decanter WWA 2022 - 99 Points Bronze - Vintage 2020