Rocche Costamagna Barbera d'Alba

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This is soft in texture, with plum and cherry flavors tinged by tobacco and almond hints. Picks up freshness on the finish, accented by a dash of bitter almond. Drink now. 2,000 cases made, 700 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

Notes of cherry, black currant and black pepper mark this round, juicy Barbera. Well-balanced, lingering with fruit and spice. Drink now through 2018. 2,500 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

The 1999 Barbera d'Alba exhibits spicy barrique characteristics along with copious quantities of strawberry, cherry, and currant fruit with a hint of espresso in the background. Medium-bodied and elegant as well as flavorful, it should be drunk over the next 2-3 years.Importer: A Christopher Cannan Selection, various American importers including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Wine For Everyone, Davie, FL; tel: (954) 475-2611 and Diamond Wine Merchants, Oakland, CA; tel. (510) 567-9897

Clean, pure and lovely from start to finish, this balances lively acidity with ripe, red- and blackberry flavors in a seductive, medium-bodied package. Perfect for food. Drink now through 1999. 1,000 cases made.??–PM??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add

Beautifully articulated raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors are carried on a crisp background of lively acidity, rounded out with a hint of vanilla and cedar on the nose and finish, along with a lovely echo of blackberry. Tempting to drink now, but has plenty of room to grow. Drink after 1992 or '93. 350 cases made.??–HS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbera d'Alba Select to Add