Fratelli Ponte
Barbera d'Asti Superiore
Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
On the nose cherries, red currants, strawberries, bitter herbs, light wood, licorice, coffee, spices, barnyard, vegetables and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with tart cherries, strawberries, raspberries, espresso, peppercorn, black tea, vegetables, herbs and spices.
Tangy finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This Italian Barbera is a good food wine that will pair very nicely with pizza. Tangy with a light mouthfeel.
A good week day wine, and better after 30 minutes of airtime.
I paired it with cheeses and crackers. I wish I had a pizza.
100% Barbera grapes where aged in oak barrels for 1 year.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
86 points.
$25.
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
On the nose cherries, red currants, strawberries, bitter herbs, light wood, licorice, coffee, spices, barnyard, vegetables and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with tart cherries, strawberries, raspberries, espresso, peppercorn, black tea, vegetables, herbs and spices.
Tangy finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This Italian Barbera is a good food wine that will pair very nicely with pizza. Tangy with a light mouthfeel.
A good week day wine, and better after 30 minutes of airtime.
I paired it with cheeses and crackers. I wish I had a pizza.
100% Barbera grapes where aged in oak barrels for 1 year.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
86 points.
$25.
Junko had this 10 years ago
Junko had this 10 years ago
1 person found it helpfulOct 27th, 2014
Cooked Bolognese with this. Delish
Cooked Bolognese with this. Delish
1 person found it helpfulMar 8th, 2014Nice little Italian red.
Nice little Italian red.
1 person found it helpfulMay 23rd, 2013
Smooth, full body. A bit too sour for me, but still pleasant.
Smooth, full body. A bit too sour for me, but still pleasant.
Jul 29th, 2017
Kaldi's wine of the month club, March 2015. Very sweet and fruity
Kaldi's wine of the month club, March 2015. Very sweet and fruity
Mar 12th, 2015
I've probably had more of this wine than any other all year and its unfortunately been inconsistent. Some have tasted corked, others I would put against the best Barberas out there. Then again, there's a reason I will come back to this bottle, because when it's good, it phenomenal for an under $20 Barbera d'Asti. This particular bottle was middle of the road good, not amazing compared to what else we've opened tonight. Definitely sweeter than what I remember, but not in a bad way.
I've probably had more of this wine than any other all year and its unfortunately been inconsistent. Some have tasted corked, others I would put against the best Barberas out there. Then again, there's a reason I will come back to this bottle, because when it's good, it phenomenal for an under $20 Barbera d'Asti. This particular bottle was middle of the road good, not amazing compared to what else we've opened tonight. Definitely sweeter than what I remember, but not in a bad way.
Feb 6th, 2015Vintage 2012 aged 6 month in barriques and 6 month in oak barrels (2500 lt) excellent with steaks , beef , pasta . 14%vol warm , full body and elefant
Vintage 2012 aged 6 month in barriques and 6 month in oak barrels (2500 lt) excellent with steaks , beef , pasta . 14%vol warm , full body and elefant
Feb 4th, 2015