Gigi Bianco

Superiore Barbera d'Alba

9.26 ratings
-no 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
Daniel Bloom

Big meaty nose, luxardo cherries, black cherries, nice acidity, lip-smacking indeed. 6 yrs has been good to this.
It has, upon pouring, a murky, meaty, feral aspect to the nose.
Like amarena cherries w dried beef.
Delicious, and we just PnP.
So glad I found this.

Big meaty nose, luxardo cherries, black cherries, nice acidity, lip-smacking indeed. 6 yrs has been good to this.
It has, upon pouring, a murky, meaty, feral aspect to the nose.
Like amarena cherries w dried beef.
Delicious, and we just PnP.
So glad I found this.

Oct 1st, 2022
Daniel Bloom

Check previous review.
On a collllddd night this was the perfect partner for linguine ala carbonara.
Big, 15° Also big dark cherries, a medicinal quality with big tar on the nose. Bright acids, grippy too, not overtly. A joy to drink. This one just keeps better.

Check previous review.
On a collllddd night this was the perfect partner for linguine ala carbonara.
Big, 15° Also big dark cherries, a medicinal quality with big tar on the nose. Bright acids, grippy too, not overtly. A joy to drink. This one just keeps better.

Jan 11th, 2022
Daniel Bloom

N: Well , the wife and I said fruity shoes!
Lots of leather, black cherries, salt, plums, tar. Almost Nebbiolo tar.
P: Black Black cherries, an unidentifiable bitterness on the finish like biting into a cherry pit. Savory elements mixed with generous fruit. Bright acidity, low tannins.
A big boy, 15°, but carries its weight Very well. Can’t wait to see how this ages.
At the base of the torré Barbaresco.
Yummmm. Planted in territory usually reserved for Nebbiolo.

N: Well , the wife and I said fruity shoes!
Lots of leather, black cherries, salt, plums, tar. Almost Nebbiolo tar.
P: Black Black cherries, an unidentifiable bitterness on the finish like biting into a cherry pit. Savory elements mixed with generous fruit. Bright acidity, low tannins.
A big boy, 15°, but carries its weight Very well. Can’t wait to see how this ages.
At the base of the torré Barbaresco.
Yummmm. Planted in territory usually reserved for Nebbiolo.

Nov 21st, 2021
Jonny R

Jonny had this a year ago

Jonny had this a year ago

Nov 15th, 2023
Ed Tracy

Ed had this 2 years ago

Ed had this 2 years ago

May 25th, 2023