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Michele Chiarlo Barbera d'Asti "Le Orme"
$17.00 USD
Description
How To Say It
Vino Joe Says...
Description
This bright, red-berry-filled red matches with lighter fare, such as veggies, pasta salads, chicken, pork, and fish (yes! you CAN drink red wine with fish!).
Trivia: “Le Orme” means “the footprint” in Italian, and in fact, it was both the name of a popular Italian progressive rock band of the 1970s as well as the title of an Italian horror film!
How To Say It
Pronounced Mik-KELLY key-AHR-lo bahr-BERRA DAH-stee lay OR-may
Vino Joe Says...
Vino Joe: “This wine is great for the grill. Barbera is so friendly, it goes with everything from BBQ chicken to ribs to grilled salmon to even hot dogs.
About the wine
REGION: Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Asti DOCG
GRAPES: 100% Barbera
PH: 3.49
ACIDITY: 6.35 g/L
ABV: 13.9%
AGING:
Minimum of 16 months. Aged for 3 months in large oak casks before refinement in stainless steel and in
bottle
ABV: 13.9%
AGING:
Minimum of 16 months. Aged for 3 months in large oak casks before refinement in stainless steel and in
bottle
Ruby red in color with hues of violet. Elegant and intense, with notes of fresh mature red fruit, such as cherry and currant. Harmonious, with great structure and roundness. Beautiful savory finish.
Pairs well with pizza, vegetarian or meat lasagna, chicken, pork and grilled or roasted red meats. Try it with dishes featuring roasted pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms, or Italian sausage.
What The Critics Say...
This comes from several calcareous laced sedimentary soiled vineyards in the southern part of Asti, primarily La Court Estate and Montemareto in Castelnuovo Calcea, La Serra in Montaldo Scarampi, and Costa delle Monache in Agliano. Fermentation in steel tanks. After 10 days of maceration during ferment, this rested 16 months in stainless prior to release. So perfumed and fragrant, yet precise and serious, with a brilliantly alluring tension between violets, iris, and plums, blueberries. Tannins are long, supple, and whisper fine, and acidity is bright, easily lofting this slight red through the saline finish. True to house style, a seriously finessed wine, and a Barbera worth seeking out. Gismondi on Wine
Perfect for the grill!
Your BBQ host or guests will be impressed with your selection of this delicious and classic Italian red wine — did they know that you were a wine expert? This versatile and juicy wine from the Piedmont region pairs PERFECTLY with anything grilled or roasted — it is the ideal red to transition from summer to fall.