Full Review

Amistà

Amistà
2020 Nizza DOCG

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Piedmont Barbera

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14%
Not Recommended
$59

Amistà
2020 Nizza DOCG

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Piedmont Barbera

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14%
Light garnet color. Aromas and flavors of black olive, black plum, rum raisin, and sour fruit with a round, tangy, dry medium body and an interesting, swift finish with notes of black olive juice, dried dates, and parchment paper. Mildly corked but corked nonetheless. Fruit is dried to almost entirely stripped and left with a sour and papery aroma and flavor.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: black olive, black plum, rum raisin, and sour fruit
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of black olive juice, dried dates, and parchment paper
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Not Enjoyable
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Mildly corked but corked nonetheless. Fruit is dried to almost entirely stripped and left with a sour and papery aroma and flavor.

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Piedmont Barbera

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Barbera from Piedmont is the best-known example of this wine type. The most widely planted red variety in the region, there are numerous styles produced today, from rustic and light to more powerful and age-worthy.

There are several recognized designations for Piedmont Barbera, most notably Barbera d'Alba and Barbera d'Asti. Named for the cities and surrounding zones where vineyards are situated, Barbera d'Alba tends to be more traditional in style (high acid) while Barbera d'Asti is often characterized by a riper style with less acidity; these wines often receive more small oak aging.

While there are still many examples of the rustic style of Barbera (earthy notes), the fruit-driven, ripe style of Barbera has beome popular as of late; this has also meant an increase in prices.

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