Barbera Superiore, Filippo Gallino - 2012

Name: Barbera Superiore, Filippo Gallino
Brand: Filippo Gallino
SKU: 37000
Price: 49.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 37000 750 mL

Quite a different style of Barbera and a Superiore that the Filippo Gallino winery just started making in 2004. Very gourmand on the palate in the sense this tastes much more serious and has a greater extraction of fruit and tannin. Aged a couple of years in mostly used French oak casks. If you're a fan of unctuous, overtly fruited reds with structure, give this a try. The Filippo Gallino estate is located in the Roero area of Piedmont and has been making wine for seven generations.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2012

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Sub-Region

Alba

Producer

Filippo Gallino

Grape Variety

Barbera

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