Fratelli Barale

Castlé Barbera d'Alba

8.936 ratings
8.72 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Barbera
Top Notes For
Andrew Lohse

Fresh and heavily aromatic. Raspberry, cherry, ripe plum. Almond cake and light forest floor / earth. Medium+ body, high acid, medium- tannins. Full finish.

Fresh and heavily aromatic. Raspberry, cherry, ripe plum. Almond cake and light forest floor / earth. Medium+ body, high acid, medium- tannins. Full finish.

1 person found it helpfulOct 16th, 2017
Olivia Ragni

Killer for only 12 bucks. Elegant, floral, good weight for dolcetto, earth, red and purple fruits.

Killer for only 12 bucks. Elegant, floral, good weight for dolcetto, earth, red and purple fruits.

Feb 26th, 2016
Chris MacLean

Bold, almost over the top, spicy, metallic, and somehow still refreshing. Too good to give up after half the bottle. Also, the new "Capitol Supreme" from We The Pizza adores this wine.

Bold, almost over the top, spicy, metallic, and somehow still refreshing. Too good to give up after half the bottle. Also, the new "Capitol Supreme" from We The Pizza adores this wine.

Aug 4th, 2015
Peter Sultan

Moderately corked? Still old leather, like the old spice commercial, & and enjoyable

Moderately corked? Still old leather, like the old spice commercial, & and enjoyable

Dec 9th, 2014
Jack Petras

2021. Fruit jumps out of the glass. Sharp lively sour cherries , mouthwatering, concentrated and racy

2021. Fruit jumps out of the glass. Sharp lively sour cherries , mouthwatering, concentrated and racy

Feb 28th, 2024
David D

Fresh and super juicy. Lots of Barbera acid, jammy with ripe plum, raspberry, wet earth. From Astor Wines. 04/29/23

Fresh and super juicy. Lots of Barbera acid, jammy with ripe plum, raspberry, wet earth. From Astor Wines. 04/29/23

Apr 30th, 2023
Fabio Franchella

Wonderful birthday wine

Wonderful birthday wine

Feb 20th, 2020
J. Kim
8.9

Traditional but enlightened.

Traditional but enlightened.

Sep 4th, 2019
V
9.1

‘Cause it sunday.

‘Cause it sunday.

Apr 30th, 2018
Jerome Sabbagh

Very nice!

Very nice!

Nov 12th, 2017