Description
A release of 13,426 bottles, the Cavallotto 2018 Barbera d’Alba Superiore Vigna Cuculo is an organic wine with a smooth and pretty flow of fruit. It offers a nicely measured and consistent bouquet with tart cherry and blackberry followed by spice and tar. The best thing about this wine is the mouthfeel. It clocks in with a medium-rich density and a powerful 14.5% alcohol content, plus a lot of pretty acidity that would pair well with a cheese or butter-heavy pasta dish. Start your research with a creamy fettuccine dish.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piedmont
- Appellation: Alba
- Size: 750ml
- Color: Red
Varietal
Barbera
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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