Azienda Agricola Elvio Cogno

Pre-Phylloxera Barbera d'Alba

8.98 ratings
8.85 pro ratings
Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Barbera
Duck, Goose, Game, Chili & Hot Spicy, Turkey, Mushrooms, Chicken, Tomato-Based, Pork, Venison, Potato, Pasta, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Herbs, Veal, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.6

Tart, a bit too brawny and redundant for me. Not bad overall and paired with amatriciana pasta; showed ample dark fruit and smoke.

Tart, a bit too brawny and redundant for me. Not bad overall and paired with amatriciana pasta; showed ample dark fruit and smoke.

May 5th, 2020
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.6

Tart, simple. Dark fruit. Wildly misleading label. Read the small print. Vineyards grow on rootstocks today. Very tart.

Tart, simple. Dark fruit. Wildly misleading label. Read the small print. Vineyards grow on rootstocks today. Very tart.

Apr 26th, 2018
Aravind A

The label is confusing. It seems to suggest the vines are grafted. The phrasing of the sentence makes me wonder if this is badly translated from Italian. The info sheet on the webpage suggests yhat there are original pre-phylloxera vines and vines that are propagated by cuttings, but states there is NO grafting onto American rootstocks. Does anyone know what the truth is?

The label is confusing. It seems to suggest the vines are grafted. The phrasing of the sentence makes me wonder if this is badly translated from Italian. The info sheet on the webpage suggests yhat there are original pre-phylloxera vines and vines that are propagated by cuttings, but states there is NO grafting onto American rootstocks. Does anyone know what the truth is?

Jul 10th, 2019
Jennifer La Rosa

Jennifer had this 6 years ago

Jennifer had this 6 years ago

Apr 3rd, 2018
Colin Yates

Wine Buyer Macadoodles Fine Wine & Spirits

9.3

Colin had this 7 years ago

Colin had this 7 years ago

Feb 16th, 2017
Garrick Mallery

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Feb 15th, 2017
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Sep 23rd, 2022
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Feb 29th, 2020
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Apr 28th, 2019