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Barbera d'Alba DOC, Mezza, Red Wine

Tenuta Carretta
Product ID: 400144
  • Italy Italy
  • Piemont Piemont
  • Red Red
  • Dry Dry
  • 13.5% 14.0%
  • 0.75 L 0.375 L
  • Barbera Barbera
  • 16-18°C 16-18°C

Taste characteristics

  • Light Full bodied
  • Smooth Tannic
  • Dry Sweet
  • Soft Acidic

Other classifications

  • Vegetarian Vegetarian
  • Vegan Vegan
  • 100% Organic 100% Organic

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Description

Barbera d'Alba DOC, Mezza

Grapes:
100% Barbera

Colour:
Ruby red that leads to purple.

Aroma:
Floral with notes of cherries and berries.

Taste:
Intense cherry taste.

Ageing:
The wine is aged for 12 months before commercial release, of which a minimum of 4 months must be left in oak barrels.

Food pairing:
Pasta, beef, pork, duck, goose and any game dishes.

Store Features

Manufacturer
Tenuta Carretta

Set in a charming environment, Tenuta Carretta is one of the most historic and recanted Italian wine estate, where…past, present and future are combined in a rich and fascinating way.

The Tenuta Carretta vineyards take part of the...

Type of Grape
Barbera

Best-known for its starring role in Piedmont's Barbera d'Alba and Barbera d'Asti wines, Barbera is a northern Italian grape producing fresh, light-bodied red wines with low tannins. When young, most Barbera wines have a bright-red cherry character, distinguished from Nebbiolo by softer tannins and a certain roundness. When matured in barrel and allowed to age in bottle for a few years, this turns to a denser, sour-cherry note.

The region
Piemont

Piemont is located in north-western Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country and one of the largest vineyard areas in Italy. More than half of its 170,000 acres of vineyards are registered with DOC designations. Indigenous grape varieties include...

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