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Barbera
Smooth and rich, with currants and liquorice complementing the dark cherries and forest fruits. Perfectly integrated acidity keeps the fruit alive and the wine very approachable. Pair with turkey, pasta, or lighter meat dishes.
Uvaggio 2004 Schatz Vineyard Barbera
Winemaker Jim Moore, has a reputation for making some of the best Italian-style California wines around. Cal-Itals are usually made from Sangiovese, but Moore prefers to play with such grapes as Barbera, Nebbiolo and the white variety Arneis. The grapes for this Barbera come from the Lodi vineyard of Rodney ...
Barbera, Partridge-Leigh Vineyard
The wine offers a generous dose of blueberry and gooseberry. Both of which are rested on a foundation of soft tannins and well structured acids that make the 2006 one of the best Barberas that we have made.
Barbera Amador County J & S Reserve
Fruit forward, rich full flavors expressing both the varietal and the Amador Terroir. This complex wine has notes of cherries, tobacco and cedar with a bright center finishing with vanilla and spice.
Montevina 2005 Barbera Terra d'Oro Amador County
Winemaker Notes - Terra d Oro Barbera is elegant and bold yet fun and universally approachable. Rich, ripe cherries, spice, and toast coalesce into a single sensation of olfactory bliss. Each soft, juicy sip is more complex yet comforting than the last. An exemplar of the varietal, this wine will ...
Barbera d'Alba Ornati Parusso 2005 Piedmont 750ml
Parusso Barbera D'Alba Ornati has extremely aromatic, tart, black cherry, raspberry and wild blackberry aromas that waft proudly from the glass, heightened by a trace of myrtle. On the palate, the wine has a crisp, ripe dark berry character that is very balanced with juicy and focused fruit. This is ...
Barbera D'alba Giacamo Conterno 2006 Piedmont 750ml
This is a balanced and expressive Barbera from a legendary traditionalist. It is unmatched in its sophistication, yet it positively explodes with dark fruit, licorice and spice.
Seghesio Barbera d'Alba 2006 - Italy Alba Dry Red Wine
Rated 91 - Bright, full ruby. Superripe aromas of black cherry, blueberry and bitter chocolate. Rich, deep and rather powerful (14.5% alcohol), with superb sweetness to its strong fruit. A major mouthful of sweet, ripe barbera but with enough acidity to give life to its lush texture. Steven Tanzer - ...