Winery Rocca Giovanni - Il Governatore Barbera d'Alba

Winery Rocca GiovanniIl Governatore Barbera d'Alba

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Il Governatore Barbera d'Alba of Winery Rocca Giovanni 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 Il Governatore Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Rocca Giovanni

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Governatore Barbera d'Alba of Winery Rocca Giovanni in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rocca Giovanni's Il Governatore Barbera d'Alba.

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

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

Informations about the Winery Rocca Giovanni

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Alba in the region of Piémont
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The Winery Rocca Giovanni is one of of the world's great 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 Piémont
In the top 150000 of of Italy wines
In the top 2500 of of Barbera d'Alba wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 650000 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: Tastevin

Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.

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