Winery Cordero di Montezemolo - Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì

Winery Cordero di MontezemoloBarbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì

4.2
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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 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì of Winery Cordero di Montezemolo is a red wine from the region of Barbera d'Alba of Piedmont.
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 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì from the Winery Cordero di Montezemolo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì of Winery Cordero di Montezemolo in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

dried herbs, licorice

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

On the nose the Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì of Winery Cordero di Montezemolo in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or black currant.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cordero di Montezemolo's Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì.

Winemaker
Cordero di Montezemolo
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Villard

Villard noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Villard noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2011
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 411110
Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtan&igrave - 2010
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Barbera d'Alba Superiore Funtanì from Winery Cordero di Montezemolo are 2012, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Cordero di Montezemolo

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piedmont
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The Winery Cordero di Montezemolo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piedmont
In the top 2000 of of Italy wines
In the top 350 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 9000 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 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: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

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