Col dei Venti, Sopralta, Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, 2010

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Sour cherry and violets nose. fresh cranberry acidity. dark intense pomegranate core. Elegant with a vibrant finish. Very complex finish.

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Deep red. Curious nose that’s both smoky and herbaceous, but not to excess. Medium-bodied, quite sharp acidity that needs time to integrate, but a core of concentrated fruit gives it pep and substance. Quite good length.

Tasting: Barbera d’Alba

Deep ruby-red. Delicately spicy red cherry and redcurrant aromas and flavours. the bright and fresh with citrus accented red berry flavours that linger nicely thanks to lively, harmonious acids. this has lovely balance and you can hardly taste the oak.