Marcobarba

Barbarossa

Almost effervescent when first popped, the Barbarossa is an easy drinking gusher of a red. At room temperature it shows dried cherry and blackberry with nuancing notes of leather, tobacco, licorice, and an earthy minerality. Chilled, the wine can take on a refreshing and nattier profile, cranberry fruited with beetroot and birchy funk dancing on velvety tannins.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
No Added Sulphites
Biodynamic Wine
No Added Sulphites

Region:  Gambellara, Veneto

Appellation:  Gambellara

Varietal/Blend:  Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Raboso Piave

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  Marcobarba Barbarossa is crafted from biodynamically farmed grapes grown on calcareous slopes at 200–300 meters. The vineyards, pergola trained and hand tended by Marco for local widows, thrive in a cool Mediterranean climate and produce thoughtfully harvested fruit.

Cellar: Marcobarba Barbarossa undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in cement tanks. It is aged for 12 months in stainless steel and bottled unfined and unfiltered with only 19ppm SO2, sealed under screw cap for maximum freshness and stabili

CSPC:  864148

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Marcobarba
Barbarossa

Region:  Gambellara, Veneto

Appellation:  Gambellara

Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
No Added Sulphites
No Added Sulphites
Almost effervescent when first popped, the Barbarossa is an easy drinking gusher of a red. At room temperature it shows dried cherry and blackberry with nuancing notes of leather, tobacco, licorice, and an earthy minerality. Chilled, the wine can take on a refreshing and nattier profile, cranberry fruited with beetroot and birchy funk dancing on velvety tannins.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Raboso Piave

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  Marcobarba Barbarossa is crafted from biodynamically farmed grapes grown on calcareous slopes at 200–300 meters. The vineyards, pergola trained and hand tended by Marco for local widows, thrive in a cool Mediterranean climate and produce thoughtfully harvested fruit.

Cellar: Marcobarba Barbarossa undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in cement tanks. It is aged for 12 months in stainless steel and bottled unfined and unfiltered with only 19ppm SO2, sealed under screw cap for maximum freshness and stabili

CSPC:  864148

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Gambellara, Veneto

Appellation:  Gambellara

Climate: 

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Varietal/Blend:  Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Raboso Piave

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  864148

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Rajat Parr & Sashi Moorman in the vineyard

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

joe@vinoalvino.ca

Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South

Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca