Winery ViettoBricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Red wine
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 Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore from the Winery Vietto
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore of Winery Vietto in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Pairings that work perfectly with Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Original food and wine pairings with Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore
The Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore of Winery Vietto matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of spaghetti cacio e pepe, veal paupiettes with cider or country-style snow peas.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vietto's Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore.
Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul
Piquepoul noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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. Piquepoul noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bricco Gigi Barbera d'Alba Superiore from Winery Vietto are 2011, 2017, 2015, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Vietto
The Winery Vietto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
