Winery Franco Rocca - Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba

Winery Franco RoccaBricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba

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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 Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba of Winery Franco Rocca 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 Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Franco Rocca

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba of Winery Franco Rocca in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba of Winery Franco Rocca in the region of Piémont often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franco Rocca's Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba.

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

Discover the grape variety: Christmas rose

Obtained in 1980 in the United States (California) by Harold P. Olmo and Albert T. Koyama by crossing S44-35c with 9117D. - Synonymy: no synonyms known to date (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2011
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba - 2010
In the top 100 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Bricco Sterpone Barbera d'Alba from Winery Franco Rocca are 2010, 2009, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Franco Rocca

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 Franco Rocca 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 2000 of of Italy wines
In the top 400 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 7000 of red wines
In the top 9500 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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