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Luigi Baudana, BARBERA D'ALBA

The Barbera variety's origins are extremely ancient but the first documents in which it is cited date to only several centuries ago. In fact, the first formal citation of Barbera appears in a document of the 17th century that is now preserved in the city hall of Nizza Monferrato. And it was first officially mentioned in 1798 when Count Nuvolone, deputy director of the agrarian society of Turin, drew up the first ampelography of the varieties cultivated in the vineyards of Piedmont. "Il" or "la" Barbera, as it was traditionally called by Piedmontese farmers, whose brush and unassuming character is precisely the same as that of this frank and robust red, is one of the wines best known and appreciated throughout Italy for its generosity and strength. A. Strucchi, a noted Italian enologist, observed at the end of the last century, that "when Barbera wine has attained five or six years of age, it is as suitable for consumption with roasted meats as Barolo and is often preferred by many to the more famous wine.''

A terrific, classic Barbera from the Luigi Baudana, a Piedmontese winery famous for producing a wide range of outstanding world-class wines. Luigi and Fiorina Baudana have been cultivating since 1975 the 4.5 hectares of their ownership vineyard situated on two important Crus (vine lands) of Serralunga d’Alba, called BAUDANA and CERRETTA, installed to Nebbiolo grapes for Barolo wine (2 has), Barbera d’Alba (0.5 ha), Dolcetto d’Alba (1 ha), Chardonnay (0.5 ha) and 0.5 ha installed with foreign species of vines (Sauvignon and Merlot) since 1996 in order to experiment some kind of imagination’s wine.

Region: Piemonte

Varietal: 100% Barbera

Vintage: 2005

Harvest: Late September

Production: 300 cases

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Luigi Baudana, BARBERA D'ALBA The Barbera variety's origins are extremely ancient but the first documents in which it is cited date to only several centuries ago. In fact, the first formal citation of Barbera appears in a document of the 17th century that is now preserved in the city hall of Nizza Monferrato. And it was first officially mentioned in 1798 when Count Nuvolone, deputy director of the agrarian society of Turin, drew up the first ampelography of the varieties cultivated in the vineyards of Piedmont. "Il" or "la" Barbera, as it was traditionally called by Piedmontese farmers, whose brush and unassuming character is precisely the same as that of this frank and robust red, is one of the wines best known and appreciated throughout Italy for its generosity and strength. A. Strucchi, a noted Italian enologist, observed at the end of the last century, that "when Barbera wine has attained five or six years of age, it is as suitable for consumption with roasted meats as Barolo and is often preferred by many to the more famous wine.'' A terrific, classic Barbera from the Luigi Baudana, a Piedmontese winery famous for producing a wide range of outstanding world-class wines. Luigi and Fiorina Baudana have been cultivating since 1975 the 4.5 hectares of their ownership vineyard situated on two important Crus (vine lands) of Serralunga d’Alba, called BAUDANA and CERRETTA, installed to Nebbiolo grapes for Barolo wine (2 has), Barbera d’Alba (0.5 ha), Dolcetto d’Alba (1 ha), Chardonnay (0.5 ha) and 0.5 ha installed with foreign species of vines (Sauvignon and Merlot) since 1996 in order to experiment some kind of imagination’s wine. Region: Piemonte Varietal: 100% Barbera Vintage: 2005 Harvest: Late September Production: 300 cases