Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini - Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva

Winery La Castellina Fondazione FojaniniLe Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini is a red wine from the region of Valtellina Superiore of Lombardia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva of the Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini is in the top 10 of wines of Valtellina Superiore.

Taste structure of the Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva from the Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini in the region of Lombardia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini's Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva.

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

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 2015
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 2012
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 2009
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 2007
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 411110
Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 2006
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva - 0
In the top 10 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Le Barbarine Sassella Valtellina Superiore Riserva from Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini are 2007, 2015, 2009, 0 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Valtellina Superiore in the region of Lombardia

The Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Valtellina Superiore to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Lombardia
In the top 10000 of of Italy wines
In the top 20 of of Valtellina Superiore wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Valtellina Superiore

The wine region of Valtellina Superiore is located in the region of Valtellina of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine ARPEPE or the Domaine ARPEPE produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valtellina Superiore are Nebbiolo, Sangiovese and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valtellina Superiore often reveals types of flavors of cherry, sour cherry or fennel and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.


The wine region of Lombardia

Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.

The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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