Barbera d'Alba Gran Madre 2003

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)

Barbera d'Alba (Piedmont)

Barbera
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of cherry and plum followed by aromas of violet, raspberry, blueberry, vanilla, cocoa, cinnamon and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and raspberry. This Barbera ages for 24 months in barrique.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Broiled meat and barbecue, Roasted meat, Braised and stewed meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 51, April 2007

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)

Roero (Piedmont)

Arneis

White Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧❂

The wine shows an intense greenish yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of banana, acacia and peach followed by aromas of apple, hazelnut, grapefruit, pear, pineapple and litchi. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of banana, pineapple and peach. Roero Arneis Boneur ages in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Fried fish, Pasta and risotto with fish and crustaceans, Broiled crustaceans

Suggested glass

10 °C
(50 °F)

(Young and Crisp White Wines)

Issue 51, April 2007

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)

Roero (Piedmont)

Nebbiolo

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧

This wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of cherry, plum and violet followed by aromas of strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, tobacco, rose and cocoa. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and pleasing crispness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and raspberry. Roero Vicot ages for about 24 months in barrique.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Game, Roasted meat, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

March 2007

Cascina Pellerino

Piedmont (Italy)

Barbera d'Alba Gran Madre 2003

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)

Roero Arneis Boneur 2006

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)

Roero Vicot 2002

Cascina Pellerino (Italy)