Istituto Istruzione Superiore di Stato Umberto I, Vigna Conti, Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, 2010

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Perfumed aromatic almost black Muscat. Very ripe and concentrated red fruits. meaty and savoury notes. Rustic and juicy. Violets and cranberries on the finish. Layers of red fruits and spices Complex and well balanced

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Opaque red. Very rich plummy nose, with fine weight of fruit and a hint of chocolate. Rich, full-bodied, compact, and taut. The acidity is a bit edgy and needs more time to integrate. Quite good length.

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Deep red. Strongly reduced aromas of underbrush and tobacco overpowers dark cherry aromas. then tannic and drying with leathery and wet moss flavours duking it out with dark fruit. I don’t like this, and seems like there’s too a bit of brett too.