Barbera d'Alba 2013

Flavio Roddolo's 2013 Barbera d'Alba is produced in Monforte d'Alba, from vineyards in the Bricco Appiani area.

An explosive Barbera, a firecracker launched into the night. A wine I fell in love with from the first sip. The freshness and fruity aromatic profile typical of the grape are enriched by tertiary notes of undergrowth and softened by the time spent in barrels, thus offering us a Barbera of absolute depth.

The Winery: Flavio Roddolo

Flavio is an institution in the Langhe wine scene. The winery is located in Sant'Anna, halfway between the municipalities of Monforte d'Alba and Roddino. The vineyards are all around the winery, divided between a part that falls within the Barolo disciplinary in Ravera, and the others, across the road, which are outside of it: the ridge is the one that then leads towards Dogliani, the same hill that then flows into Valdibà. Flavio's wines are undoubtedly distinctive, of a region but also of a hand, of a sensitivity and of patience understood in oenological terms. Wines that must be waited for, both before uncorking the bottle and once poured into the glass. The cultivated grape varieties are the three main ones of Langa: Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo, and an outsider, Cabernet Sauvignon, from which the famous Bricco Appiani is born.