Colli Tortonesi Barbera Amaranto 2000

Cascina Montagnola (Italy)

Barbera
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

This wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of plum, blackberry and black cherry followed by aromas of violet, blueberry, licorice, cocoa, menthol and mace. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and pleasing crispness, however well balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors, good tannins. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry and plum. A well made wine. This Barbera ages for about one year in steel tanks.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Game, Roasted meat, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)
December 2004