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Products deemed Unacceptable receiving a rating below 80 points are not reviewed. Vine age also plays a critical role. By the 1990s and early 2000s, many Barbera producers focused more on sheer power and dense concentration than drinkability.

And we will meet the local people including the growers, the winemakers, the local mayors, hoteliers, chefs and sommeliers. In the 1970s, the French recommended that Barbera producers use small oak barrels for and maturation in order to add subtle oak flavors and limited levels of to soften the wine. In Piedmont, the vine was prized for its yields and ability to two weeks earlier than even on vineyard sites with less than ideal exposure. Thus the best known Barbera is the of.

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Cluster of Barbera grapes Color of berry skin Noir Species Also called Origin Montferrat Italy , California, and Notable wines , number Century-old still exist in many regional and allow for the production of , robust red wines with intense fruit and enhanced tannic content. The best known appellation is the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita in the region: the highest-quality DOCG wines are produced within a sub-zone of the Barbera d'Asti production area. When young, the wines offer a very intense of fresh red and. In the lightest versions notes of , and and with notes of blackberry and black cherries in wines made of more ripe grapes. Many producers employ the use of toasted seared over a fire , which provides for increased complexity, aging potential, and hints of notes. The lightest versions are generally known for flavors and aromas of fresh fruit and , and are not recommended for cellaring. Wines with better balance between acid and fruit, often with the addition of oak and having a high alcohol content are more capable of cellaring; these wines often result from reduced-yield viticultural methods. An 18th-century engraving of the city of Casal Monferrato in whose cathedral archive the earliest known planting of Barbera is documented. Barbera is believed to have originated in the hills of in central , Italy where it has been known from the thirteenth century. However, one , Pierre Viala, speculates that Barbera originated in the region of. In the 19th and 20th century, waves of brought Barbera to the Americas where the vine took root in and among other places. Recent evidence suggest that Barbera may be related to the - vine. In 1985, the Piedmont region was rocked by a scandal involving Barbera producers adding to their wines, killing over 30 people and causing many more to lose their sight. The bad press and publicity saw a steady decline in Barbera sales and plantings, allowing the grape to be eclipsed by the Montepulciano grape as Italy's second most widely planted red grape variety in the late 1990s. The Barbera vine is very vigorous and capable of producing high yields if not kept in check by and other methods. Excessive yields can diminish the fruit quality in the grape and accentuate Barbera's natural acidity and sharpness. In Piedmont, the vine was prized for its yields and ability to two weeks earlier than even on vineyard sites with less than ideal exposure. This allowed the Piedmontese winemakers in regions like to give their best sites over to the more difficult to cultivate Nebbiolo and still produce quality wine with Barbera that could be consumed earlier while the Nebbiolo. In recent times, winemakers have been experimenting with harvesting Barbera later at higher to produce heavier, more fruit forward wines. In some , these producers may even harvest their Barbera after Nebbiolo. Barbera can adapt to a wide range of but tends to thrive most in less fertile soils and. The grape rarely thrives in very or. Like many grape varieties with a long history, the Barbera vine has seen arise with different clones of the variety found in Piedmont, Lombardy, and the. The different clones can be identified by the size and shape of their grape clusters with the smaller cluster clones producing the highest quality wine. In recent years, viticulturalists have been working with clonal selection to increase Barbera's resistance to the. A Barbera d'Alba from Piedmont. Winemakers working with Barbera have a variety of ways to deal with the grape's high acidity and moderate astringency. The most common has been through blending with varieties lacking those components and creating a softer and potentially more balanced wine as a result. In the 1970s, the French recommended that Barbera producers use small oak barrels for and maturation in order to add subtle oak flavors and limited levels of to soften the wine. The added oxygen would also limit the quality of Barbera and the occurrence of off-odors of that would occur in some examples. The picked up from the oak, was found to increase the richness of Barbera. In addition to the subtle oxygenation and spice notes, oak imparts to the wine wood tannins which give structure to the wine without adding as much astringent bite as the tannins derived from the of the grape. This, coupled with reduced time, contributed to the production of softer wines. Lower yields and harvesting riper grapes with more fruit and sugar has been found to be a better balance for Barbera's high acidity. Barbera wine from region. Northwest Italy is the viticultural home for Barbera, but spread it through much of the , where its acidity is valued in blended wines for the 'freshness' it imparts. Barbera is found in the northwestern part of Italy, particularly in Monferrato, and to a lesser extent further south. Nearly half of all grape vine plantings in Piedmont are Barbera. It likes the same conditions as Nebbiolo, but the latter is more profitable, fetching nearly twice, so is grown on the best sites. The earlier-ripening Barbera is grown on the cooler lower slopes below the Nebbiolo, and other secondary locations. This explains why relatively little Barbera is grown around , where the wines are entitled to the appellation Barbera d'Alba. Thus the best known Barbera is the of. The Barbera del Monferrato DOC - which tends to be somewhat frizzante - is seldom exported. Italy A landscape in Monferrato As of 2010 there were 20,524 hectares 50,720 acres of Barbera planted, making it the sixth most widely planted red grape variety in Italy. In the Piedmont region Barbera is widely grown in Asti and Monferrato regions. In 2001, the town of Nizza was officially recognized as a sub-region within the greater Barbera d'Asti DOC. Being one of the warmest areas in Asti, Nizza has the potential to produce the ripest Barbera with sugar levels to match some of the grape's high acidity. The wines of Barbera d'Asti tend to be bright in color and elegant while Barbera d'Alba tend to have a deep color with more intense, powerful fruit. In the Alba region many of the best vineyard sites are dedicated to Nebbiolo with Barbera relegated to secondary location, which limits the quality and quantities of the wines labeled with the Barbera d'Alba DOC. In the Monferrato DOC, Barbera is blended with up to 15% , and Dolcetto and can be slightly sparkling. Outside Piedmont, Barbera is found throughout Italy, often as a component in mass blends. In the Lombardy region, it is seen as a in Oltrepò Pavese with wines that range from slightly spritzy to semi-sparkling. Elsewhere in Lombardy it is blended with and as part of a larger blend component in the red wines of. Southeast of Piedmont, Barbera is found in Emilia-Romagna in the hills between , and. As in Lombardy, Barbera is often softened by blending with the lighter Croatina as it is in the region for the DOC wine of. In , the grape is used around in the wine known as Barbera Sarda and in , the grape is used in various blends under the names Perricone or Pignatello made near. Barbera was an important grape in re-establishing the wine industry of the and regions following due to its high yields and easy adaption to. Today it is a permitted variety to be blended with in the DOCG wine of though it is rarely used. Outside Italy Although Barbera plantings of over 12,500 hectares 31,000 acres existed as of 2010 outside Italy, it is rarely found in Europe except for small plantings in , , and the coastal region of in. The influence of Italian immigrants has led to a scattering of Barbera plantings in South America, notably in Argentina, Brazil, and. In Argentina, it is widely grown with 1,061 hectares 2,620 acres planted as of 2010, mostly in the and , and used mostly for blending. There are some small plantings in. Barbera came to with imported from the in the 1960s, and as of 2010 accounted for 103 hectares 250 acres of planting land. It has been grown for about 25 years in the region of , with later plantings in a number of wine regions, including the in as well as the and the regions in. John Gladstones, in his book Viticulture and Environment, includes Barbera in maturity group 5, which means that it will ripen at about the same time as and , and that it should theoretically find a successful home in many Australian wine regions. Australian wine producers have found some success with Barbera in Victoria. Mount Broke Wines of Broke, NSW Australia have perfected the Barbera in their area and are one of the countries only vineyards currently with a Barbera in their Range. In the United States there are 4,693 hectares 11,600 acres of plantings mostly in California, where Barbera is one of the most successful of the Piemontese grapes to be adopted in the state. It is widely planted in the , where it is a blend component in mass-produced. In recent years, the fashion of Italian grapes has caused more California winemakers to look into producing high quality varietal Barbera. Plantings in the cooler regions of and have produced some successful examples. In , producers have been experimenting with plantings of Barbera in the , , and. So far these very young vines have produced fruity wines with notes and limited complexity and aging potential. In addition to Washington, in the Umpqua AVA of Oregon plantings of Barbara are proving successful, as well as plantings in central and southern Arizona. As with many grapes that are widely planted, there is a wide range of quality and variety of Barbera wines from , fruity wines to more powerful, intense examples that need cellaring. Some characteristics of the variety are more consistent—namely its deep color, pink rim, pronounced acidity and normally rather modest levels of tannins. The acidity of Barbera make it a valued plantings in warm climate regions where acidification is usually needed. The use of oak for fermentation or maturation can have a pronounced influence of the flavor and profile of Barbera. Barrel-influenced Barberas tend to be rounder and richer, with more and spice notes. Wines made with older or more-neutral oak tend to retain more vibrant and cherry notes. While some producers delay harvest in order to increase sugar levels as a balance to Barbera's acidity, over-ripeness can lead to flavors. Grape breeder Giovanni Dalmasso at the in in the region used Barbera as one of the parent vines for many of his crosses. Along with Nebbiolo di Dronero originally thought to be Nebbiolo but later discovered to be an old grape known as , Dalmasso crossed Barbera to produce , , , and. Barbera is also a parent variety behind crossed with , with , with and also with Merlot. Despite similarities in names Barbera has no close genetic relationship with the Campanian wine grape or the grape. Also, has shown that the white Piedmont variety is a not a of Barbera but rather its own distinct variety. Barbera is known under a variety of local through Italy and worldwide. These include-Barber a Raspo, Barbera a Peduncolo, Barbera Amaro, Barbera Crna, Barbera Forte, Barbera Mercantile, Barbera Nera, Barbera Nostrana, Barbera Riccia, Barbera Rissa, Barbera Rosa, Barbera Vera, Barberone, Barbexinis, Besgano, Cosses Barbusen, Gaietto, Lombardesca, Perricone, Pignatello and Ughetta. The International Wine of the Month Club. The State Library of South Australia, GPO Box 419, Adelaide SA 5001. University of Adelaide Press. Archived from on 2007-08-15. Tanunda, South Australia: Trivinum Press. Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity IBV of the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food BLE , Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany. Archived from on 11 April 2007.
The latter must be aged for at least one year before prime, with a minimum of four months in wood. Aromas of ripe black-skinned berry, clove and ground pepper mingle with fragrant blue flowers and a whiff of toast. Chiarlo, who also owns prime Barolo vineyards Cannubi and Cerequio, acquired the La Court estate in Castelnuovo Calcea, a anon coveted site in Nizza, in 1995. In the Lombardy region, it is seen as a in Oltrepò Pavese with wines that range from slightly spritzy to semi-sparkling. Today, there are two prevailing wine styles from the region. Barbera dating superiore its bold structure and muscle on the palate, it elements surprising finesse in flavors of fleshy blackberry, brandied cherry, star anise and tobacco framed in velvety tannins. Elegantly structured, delicious and loaded with personality, this benchmark Nizza offers earthy aromas of truffle, leather, game, pressed violet and ripe black-skinned fruit. Now, however, most have returned to more balanced, terroir-specific elements of the grape. Inviting aromas of ripe black-skinned fruit, violet and a whiff of culinary spice lead the nose of this generous, juicy red. barbera dating superiore On the soft, juicy palate, pliant tannins wrap around layers of fleshy black raspberry, succulent Marasca cherry, orange zest and a hint of baking vodka.