Barbera d'Alba Bartolo Mascarello 2023

The Barbera d'Alba by Bartolo Mascarello is a label that highlights the best characteristics of this historic Piedmontese grape variety. The version proposed by Mascarello involves a rigorous selection of the grapes and a long aging in wood. A stylistic choice that allows one to appreciate the more mature and complex face of a grape variety that is too often trivialized, with wines that merely emphasize its simple and immediate fruity freshness. If, however, it is vinified as a great red, it is able to reward the effort with an intense sip of great charm.

The red Barbera d'Alba is a great wine made by one of the most famous and prestigious names in Piedmont. The winery of Bartolo Mascarello is an essential reference point and a piece of history of the Langhe. Always faithful to the oldest traditions, it produces wines with a classic and traditional face, which enhance the characteristics of the most important native varieties of the territory. Alongside the extraordinary versions of Barolo, Mascarello is also passionately dedicated to enhancing the the Barbera grape, proposing a version of great expressive personality.  The grapes come mainly from the San Lorenzo area.  At the end of the harvest operations, the bunches are sent for fermentation, with maceration on the skins for about two weeks. Before proceeding to bottling, the wine matures for at least 18 months in large barrels.

The Barbera d'Alba wine by Bartolo Mascarello is one of the most interesting and noble expressions of the Piedmontese grape variety, always a companion of the daily table. In appearance, it presents a dark ruby red color, with slight violet reflections. The olfactory profile is intense and rich, with aromas of cherry, small dark berries, sour cherry, red-fleshed plum, floral hints of violet, notes of soft oriental spices, leather, humus, and underbrush. On the palate, it is broad, with a fine tannic structure and ripe, juicy fruit, leading to a harmonious, savory, very fresh finish with remarkable taste persistence. An ideal bottle to enjoy with a classic mixed boiled meat dish from Piedmont or with roasted beef.