The wine region of Barbaresco is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gaja or the Domaine Roagna produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbaresco are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, black olive or hibiscus.
In the mouth of Barbaresco is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 491 estates and châteaux in the of Barbaresco, producing 884 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barbaresco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
wines from the region of Barbaresco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of american style beef marinade, express beef cannelloni or marinated lamb chops.
On the nose in the region of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Barbaresco is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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