Top 100 wines of Barbaresco
Discover the top 100 best wines of Barbaresco of Barbaresco as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Barbaresco and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Barbaresco
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
~677 ha DOCG on marl-limestone, tempered by the Tanaro. Three communes: Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso. UNESCO Piedmont.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Barbaresco
wines from the region of Barbaresco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or pasta cake.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Barbaresco
On the nose in the region of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Barbaresco is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
