Fontanafredda Briccontondo Barbera 2009

Piemonte DOC, Italy
Natalie's Score: 87/100
Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 3
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Product #: 72348
Wine Type: Red Wine


 
Price: $15.95
Alcohol: 13%
Drink: 2011-2014
Sweetness: Dry
Bottle size: 750 ml

Winery: Fontanafredda
Agent: Noble Estates Wines & Spirits
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Tasting note:

Earthy with tart cherries and mouth-watering acidity. Not tannic, great food wine. Packed with blackberries and black cherries with some spices on the finish. Bring it on! Food matches: pizza, pasta with tomato-based sauces, meat dishes.

Reviewed March 28, 2011 by

 

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Fruity, fat, juicy and delicately spicy with great acidity. The 2009 displays ripe fruit with the ever present bitter chocolate and cherry fruit with a lovely plummy, low taanin mouthfeel.

 
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Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

 

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