Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti 2007

Cascina Garitina (Italy)

Barbera
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of cherry, plum and violet followed by aromas of blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, tobacco, cocoa and mace. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and blackberry. Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti ages for 13 months in cask followed by 3 months of aging in bottle.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed meat, Hard cheese
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)
September 2010