Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti 2009

Cascina Garitina (Italy)

Barbera
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of cherry, plum and blackberry followed by aromas of violet, blueberry, vanilla, cocoa, mace, tobacco and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing crispness. The finish is persistent with flavors of cherry, plum and blackberry. Barbera d'Asti Superiore Caranti ages in cask for 13 months followed by 3 months of aging in bottle.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed meat with mushrooms, Hard cheese
Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)
December 2012