red grape Barbera d'Asti / d'Alba serve 15–17 °C ages 1–8 years
Barbera is a red grape: medium-bodied, very high acidity, soft tannin, usually dry. 64 Barbera wines from £10.70. Typical aromas: red cherry, plum, blackberry, dried herbs.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
little · 2/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Barbera sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
pizza, pasta with tomato, salami, mushroom dishes, roast chicken. acidity cuts fat and tomato; low tannin is easy
Where it grows
Barbera d'Asti / d'Alba, Italy — juicy, high acid, low tannin, deep colour, everyday