Araldica Albera, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Italy

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The 2007 Barbera d'Asti Albera opens with lovely scents of spiced red fruits in a medium-bodied yet generous style, with a long, polished finish. The Albera is mostly aged in cask with 40% of the wine aged in smaller barriques. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2011. Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200

Albera is a very well-valued Barbera d’Asti with chalky aromas of talc powder and schoolroom blackboard backed by cherries, blueberries and black fruit. Those polished mineral notes makes this is very interesting and unique expression of this native Italian grape.——M.L.(9/1/2010)—— 86