Winery De Forville - Barbera d'Alba

Winery De ForvilleBarbera d'Alba

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 Barbera d'Alba of Winery De Forville 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 Barbera d'Alba from the Winery De Forville

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Barbera d'Alba of Winery De Forville in the region of Piémont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, clove or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery De Forville's Barbera d'Alba.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Foch

Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.

Last vintages of this wine

Barbera d'Alba - 2019
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Barbera d'Alba - 2018
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Barbera d'Alba - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Barbera d'Alba - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Barbera d'Alba - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Barbera d'Alba - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barbera d'Alba - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Barbera d'Alba from Winery De Forville are 2009, 2017, 2016, 2018 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery De Forville

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery De Forville is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 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 15000 of of Italy wines
In the top 400 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 70000 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: Saignée (rosé de)

Rosé wine made from a vat of black grapes after a short maceration period.

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