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Bottle: $11.49
Garnet red in color. Complex aromas of black pepper, cedar, and hints of raspberries, licorice, and walnuts. Rich...
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Bottle: $178.80
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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Red
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Bottle: $27.93 $29.40
6 bottles: $19.20
Color: Pale yellow Aroma: Crushed berry fruit Tasting Notes: Fresh raspberries and red fruit. Hints of vanilla....
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Bottle: $45.00
Our Barbera is not smoothed by any oak aging and henceforth it is characterized by a bright acidity and a pretty high...
Red
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Bottle: $64.00
6 bottles: $62.72
Plenty of spices and herbs laid on top of the ripe berries and sweet cherries, together with a dash of white pepper....
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Red
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Bottle: $89.80
This is very lively and delicious with dark fruit, orange peel and a hint of chocolate. Medium to full body, tangy...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $92.95 $98.86
The Barbera grape can often act like Nebbiolo showing its best results in the later vintages that end on a cool note....
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Red
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Bottle: $298.88
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Red
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Bottle: $495.35
The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Pozzo dell'Annunziata offers a good deal of immediacy to match its soft, silky personality....
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $382.95 $407.14
Blackberries, black olives, and Indian spices with dried flowers. Full-bodied with exquisite tannins and perfumed...
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Barbera Corvina Blend Ice Wine 1.5Ltr

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.