This is a traditional style Barbaresco at a great price. Brilliant garnet color and red cherry aromas with a whisper of dried rose petals and woody herbs. Generous cherry, raspberry fruit mingles with notes of violets, dried roses, citrus zest and sandalwood seamlessly integrated with vibrant acidity and fine-grained tannins. It will pair well with Osso Bucco or a lamb roast. The first member of the Belgian De Forville family to settle in Barbaresco in 1860 fell under the spell of Nebbiolo. Fortunately for us it is a spell that continues today with fifth generation family members Valter and Paolo Anfosso. They have Nebbiolo vines in prized vineyard areas of Rabaja, Loreto and Pozzo. It is a traditional style Barbaresco fermented on the skins for as long as 4 weeks. At the end of November, the wines are racked into large oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and aging for three years, and is then bottled without filtration.
De Forville, Barbaresco DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
By Rebecca Murphy