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Domenico Clerico Barbera D'alba Trevigne 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$89.95
This is very lively and delicious with dark fruit, orange peel and a hint of chocolate. Medium to full body, tangy...
Pre-Arrival
Elio Grasso Barbera D'alba Vigna Martina 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$93.95
$99.17
The Barbera grape can often act like Nebbiolo showing its best results in the later vintages that end on a cool note....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$89.64
A dense, powerful version, exhibiting plum, blackberry, cola and baking spice flavors. Heady, with appreciable...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.53
The 2016 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo opens slowly at this young stage, yet it’s quite intense all the same....
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$376.95
$397.59
The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Pozzo dell'Annunziata offers a good deal of immediacy to match its soft, silky personality....
Aglianico Barbera Pre-Arrival Wine
Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.