Winery Barale FratelliCastlé Barbera d'Alba
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Taste structure of the Castlé Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Barale Fratelli
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Castlé Barbera d'Alba of Winery Barale Fratelli in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Castlé Barbera d'Alba of Winery Barale Fratelli in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or licorice and sometimes also flavors of leather, cranberry or pepper.
Food and wine pairings with Castlé Barbera d'Alba
Pairings that work perfectly with Castlé Barbera d'Alba
Original food and wine pairings with Castlé Barbera d'Alba
The Castlé Barbera d'Alba of Winery Barale Fratelli matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese, veal blanquette burger or cannelloni of meat.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barale Fratelli's Castlé Barbera d'Alba.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta da Madeira
Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Castlé Barbera d'Alba from Winery Barale Fratelli are 2010, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Barale Fratelli
The Winery Barale Fratelli is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbera d'Alba
The wine region of Barbera d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bospoeper or the Domaine Roberto Voerzio produce mainly wines red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbera d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbera d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oil, pomegranate or sage.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
