Colli Tortonesi Barbera Superiore Bruma d'Autunno 2005

Cascina I Carpini (Italy)

Barbera
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Colli Tortonesi Barbera Superiore Bruma d'Autunno shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet 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 raspberry, blackberry, vanilla, tobacco, chocolate, mace, leather and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing crispness. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and blackberry. Colli Tortonesi Barbera Superiore Bruma d'Autunno ages in cask for 14 months followed by at least 12 months of aging in bottle.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Roasted meat, Braised and stewed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)
August 2010