Ca' Del Baio Barbera d'Alba Paolina 2006
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A gentle, food friendly red, this Barbera is from one of our top Piedmont producers.
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Release Notes:
Paolina is a 100% Barbera wine that Giulio dedicated to his grandmother, Paolina. This south-eastern facing vineyard was planted in 1988 and produces dark, smooth, fruity wines. After a ten-day fermentation, the wine is aged for 9 months in Slovenian oak barrels. Gentler than Ca' del Baio's other Barbera, the dark, brooding Giardin aged in smaller new oak barrels, Paolina is a great food wine with enough acidity to complement the red sauce in Italian pasta and pizza dishes.
Tasting Notes:
A garnet colored wine with a soft, ripe nose of blackberries, cherries, plums and spice. On the palate, this wine is remarkably smooth with dark fruit and spice sensations, supple tannins, and a harmonious finish on fruit. This wine is made for drinking young - enjoy now to 2009 with grilled meat, pepperoni pizza, pasta with tomato or cream sauce, veal, roasted vegetables, or ribs.
Ca' Del Baio's newest plot in the Marcarini vineyard of Barbaresco.
Winery:
Ca' Del Baio in Barbaresco has been run by the Grasso family since 1880. Their winery is located near Alba and they are fortunate to own land in some of... Read more
Region:
Sunny valley of the Piedmont region famous for it's dry, fertile soil and sunny climate, perfect for the production of grapes.
Country:
Overview
Greek settlers first planted vineyards in Italy sometime around 800BC. Since then, wine has been entrenched in the Italian culture, ‘as common as water on the dinner table’. ... Read more
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