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Wine Details
Price:
$32.00 per bottle
Description:
A classic Italian-style Barolo blend of 50% Nebbiolo, 50% Barbera. The Barbera and Nebbiolo were co-pressed and aged together in French oak for 12 months. This is one of Frane's best blends ever, with two-thirds of our inventory sold out already!
This wine commemorates the birth of Vintners Frane and Janae Franicevic's third daughter, Zemja. A celebration of family and of all things wondrous in life; this blend's vibrant expression of cherry fruit, spice aromatics, and long, dry, smoky finish recalls the long days of the Mediterranean summer.
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Varietal Definition
Barbera:
A red-wine grape of Italian origin that produces sturdy, tannic wines capable of aging. Barbera is widely planted in Italy’s Piedmont region, where it accounts for half the total acreage. Most California Barbera is grown in the Central Valley and finds its way into generic or proprietary blends. The Sierra Foothills, Paso Robles, Santa Clara and Sonoma, where very warm days are moderated by cool nights, produce some of the state’s best varietal Barberas. The fruit is naturally high in acid, which it retains very well, even in hot climates. Barbera grapes are also high in anthocyanins, but only low to moderate in tannin content. The resulting wines are deep, purplish black in their youth, but tend to early browning and lightening as they age. Tannin from oak aging can help somewhat to stabilize color.
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Nebbiolo:
The red grape of Barolo and Barbaresco from the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy. Named after the word 'nebbia', or fog in Italian, which rises around the hills of Alba, the famous truffle countryside. It is noted for its high acidity and 'mouth puckering' tannins and its distinct bouquet of black cherries, liquorice and leather. A top Barolo will take years to soften but when mature will evolve the vegetal, gamy characteristics for which this Italian classic is famous. The colour on ageing Nebbiolo wines fades rapidly to form a distinctive brownish rim.
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