Winery Cantine Barbera - Albamarina Passito

Winery Cantine BarberaAlbamarina Passito

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Albamarina Passito of Winery Cantine Barbera is a sweet wine from the region of Menfi of Sicile.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with vegetal taste

straw

Wine with earth taste

honey

On the nose the Albamarina Passito of Winery Cantine Barbera in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of apricot, straw or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cantine Barbera's Albamarina Passito.

Winemaker
Marilena Barbera
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ignéa

Intraspecific cross between Delizia di Vaprio (46A Pirovano) and Angelo Pirovano ( 2 Pirovano) obtained in Italy by Angelo Pirovano. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Albamarina Passito - 2012
In the top 100 of of Menfi wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Albamarina Passito from Winery Cantine Barbera are 2012

Informations about the Winery Cantine Barbera

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Menfi in the region of Sicile
Find the Winery Cantine Barbera on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Cantine Barbera is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Menfi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 60000 of of Italy wines
In the top 4000 of of Menfi wines
In the top 9000 of sweet wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Menfi

The wine region of Menfi is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Planeta or the Domaine Planeta produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Menfi are Nero d'Avola, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Menfi often reveals types of flavors of apricot, lime or thyme and sometimes also flavors of almonds, stone or salt.


The wine region of Sicile

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

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The word of the wine: Shiraz

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