Winery Villa Contea - Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore

Winery Villa ConteaIl Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore

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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 Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore of Winery Villa Contea is a red wine from the region of Barbera d'Asti 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.
The Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore of the Winery Villa Contea is in the top 30 of wines of Barbera d'Asti.

Taste structure of the Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore from the Winery Villa Contea

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore of Winery Villa Contea in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Contea's Il Crocco Barbera d'Asti Superiore.

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

Discover the grape variety: Big Muscat seedless

Variety of Argentinean origin.

Informations about the Winery Villa Contea

The winery offers 69 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbera d'Asti in the region of Piémont

The Winery Villa Contea is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Barbera d'Asti to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 6500 of of Italy wines
In the top 35 of of Barbera d'Asti wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barbera d'Asti

The wine region of Barbera d'Asti is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Coppo or the Domaine Luigi Spertino produce mainly wines red. On the nose of Barbera d'Asti often reveals types of flavors of cream, dark fruit or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or stone. In the mouth of Barbera d'Asti is a powerful with a nice freshness.


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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