Winery VirnaSan Giovanni Barbera d'Alba
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 San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba from the Winery Virna
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba of Winery Virna in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba of Winery Virna in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, mushroom or earth.
Food and wine pairings with San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba
Pairings that work perfectly with San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba
Original food and wine pairings with San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba
The San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba of Winery Virna matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta carbonara, veal blanquette burger or reblochon tartiflette.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virna's San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of San Giovanni Barbera d'Alba from Winery Virna are 2016, 2015, 2012, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Virna
The Winery Virna is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 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: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
