Discover the top 100 best red wines of Barbaresco of Barbaresco as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Barbaresco and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Supple, fruity reds best drunk young, with a sustained ruby robe and violet hues, melted tannins and an airy palate with low acidity, showing signature aromas of blackberry, plum, black cherry, almond and floral notes. Star of Dogliani DOCG and Dolcetto d'Alba DOC in Piedmont, perfect with cured meats and Piedmontese pasta. Emblematic native Piedmontese black grape whose name evokes the sweetness of ripe fruit.
red wines from the region of Barbaresco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or express couscous in a pressure cooker.
On the nose in the region of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of leather, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Barbaresco is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
