Cascina Chicco

Granera Alta Barbera d'Alba

8.8113 ratings
9.011 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
Boris Mathiszik

Light and beautiful. Very drinkable right after opening. Elegant and finely balanced. WS 92 points make sense to me. At $15 at Cosco right now I am considering a case. Really good value.

Light and beautiful. Very drinkable right after opening. Elegant and finely balanced. WS 92 points make sense to me. At $15 at Cosco right now I am considering a case. Really good value.

Oct 28th, 2018
David Kline

Baked-Cherokee purple tomato-stuffed plums with black cherry elixir, truffles, and smoky cedar plank, aromaticalky. Rich cherry interplay featuring English Morello and black in perfect ripeness! Fresh black currant and smoke. A tremendously expressive wine with an athletic physique full of chewy tannic tendons, lithe muscle and taut fruit skin.

Baked-Cherokee purple tomato-stuffed plums with black cherry elixir, truffles, and smoky cedar plank, aromaticalky. Rich cherry interplay featuring English Morello and black in perfect ripeness! Fresh black currant and smoke. A tremendously expressive wine with an athletic physique full of chewy tannic tendons, lithe muscle and taut fruit skin.

1 person found it helpfulDec 28th, 2016
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

8.8

Fresh, expressive black cherry, soft tannins, food-friendly acidity. Paired well with crab cakes and green beans. You'd have to be 'stunade' not to love this juicy, barely dry, easy drinking Barbera!

Fresh, expressive black cherry, soft tannins, food-friendly acidity. Paired well with crab cakes and green beans. You'd have to be 'stunade' not to love this juicy, barely dry, easy drinking Barbera!

Sep 23rd, 2015
Gregory Fulchiero

More concentrated than other barbera's I've had ... Great summer red in my book

More concentrated than other barbera's I've had ... Great summer red in my book

Jul 17th, 2015
Greg McGehee

Fun, easy drinking barbera

Fun, easy drinking barbera

Feb 28th, 2015
Bob Halifax

One to be savoured. Too bad I don't think I've ever seen it available locally.

One to be savoured. Too bad I don't think I've ever seen it available locally.

May 12th, 2014
Marelina Wilford

Light and bright. Easy drinking. Hints of spice and smoke.

Light and bright. Easy drinking. Hints of spice and smoke.

Aug 25th, 2022
Adam Beasley

Modern but subtle. Classic Barbera scents and flavors with sleek tannins and a smoky finish. Solid.

Modern but subtle. Classic Barbera scents and flavors with sleek tannins and a smoky finish. Solid.

Jul 23rd, 2022
David D

Young and juicy but already nice and mellow. Just had the 2019 last week and that had more of the Barbera acidity? This one with touch of prune, tobacco, pretty Nebbiolo-like. From Big Nose Full Body. 03/26/22

Young and juicy but already nice and mellow. Just had the 2019 last week and that had more of the Barbera acidity? This one with touch of prune, tobacco, pretty Nebbiolo-like. From Big Nose Full Body. 03/26/22

Mar 27th, 2022
David D

Black cherry, ripe plum, violets, juicy with good Barbera acidity, some brambles, light touch of baking spice, cedar, and smoke. From Big Nose Full Body. 03/12/22

Black cherry, ripe plum, violets, juicy with good Barbera acidity, some brambles, light touch of baking spice, cedar, and smoke. From Big Nose Full Body. 03/12/22

Mar 13th, 2022