Tasting Notes: Fresh, vibrant and supple, Dante Barbera d’Asti is excellent with antipasti, firm cheeses, red sauce pasta, pizza or steak. The palate is bright with red berries and balanced with a refreshing smack of acidity.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Barbera from forty to eighty year old vines in his Altavilla vineyard, high in the hills above the city of Alba. It spent about a month on the skins, before being pressed off to botti for a year of rest. This is... Read More
Estate History: Cascina Val Del Prete is a leading grower in Roero, recognized for a commitment to natural farming and for traditional work in the cellar, utilizing techniques such as long maceration. This type of farming and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Elvio Cogno Barbera d'Alba Pre-Phylloxera is a very special wine. Sourced from 120+ year old Barbera vines that are not grafted but propagated through cuttings, thus maintaining, over the decades, the original... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barbera d'Alba is an Intense ruby red color in the glass with a persistent vinous fragrance in the nose - almost ethereal - after moderate bottle aging. Dry and with a pleasantly... Read More
Tasting Notes: A suitably intense bouquet of red berries and syrupy fruit with traces of tobacco and cacao. Warm in the mouth, full-bodied, light tannins, a good structure, and long lasting.
Tasting Notes: Tollara focus on varietals native to the hills of Piacenza like Malvasia, Ortrugo, Barbera and Bonarda. Their Barbera is rich in body while maintaining its acidity. The fruit balances nicely between cooked and fresh... Read More
