Winery Castorani - Follia Barbera d'Alba

Winery CastoraniFollia Barbera d'Alba

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Follia Barbera d'Alba of Winery Castorani is a red wine from the region of Barbera d'Alba of Piémont.
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 Follia Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Castorani

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Follia Barbera d'Alba of Winery Castorani in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Castorani's Follia Barbera d'Alba.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Goldriesling

Goldriesling blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Goldriesling can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Follia Barbera d'Alba - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Follia Barbera d'Alba from Winery Castorani are 2012

Informations about the Winery Castorani

The winery offers 86 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery Castorani is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 90000 of of Italy wines
In the top 3000 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

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 Piémont

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.

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The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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