Winery Claudio Alario - Valletta Barbera d'Alba

Winery Claudio AlarioValletta Barbera d'Alba

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Valletta Barbera d'Alba of Winery Claudio Alario 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 Valletta Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Claudio Alario

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valletta Barbera d'Alba of Winery Claudio Alario in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

mint, licorice

Wine with vegetal taste

bitter almond

On the nose the Valletta Barbera d'Alba of Winery Claudio Alario in the region of Piémont often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of coffee, plum or black fruits.

Details and technical informations about Winery Claudio Alario's Valletta Barbera d'Alba.

Winemaker
Claudio Alario
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Fuëlla nera

Fuella nera noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape especially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Fuella nera noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 411110
Valletta Barbera d'Alba - 2011
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Valletta Barbera d'Alba from Winery Claudio Alario are 2016, 2013, 2010, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Claudio Alario

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery Claudio Alario is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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 3500 of of Italy wines
In the top 750 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 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: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

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