This was a wine I met at the Castello Banfi tasting earlier this month. I thought I had tasted it, but I might have mixed it up with Albarolla, which is of course different. Albarossa is a cross between Barbera and Nebbiolo, but it seems that this Nebbiolo is not the grape we are familiar with. The grape goes into Barbaresco and Barolo is an Italian grape that may sometimes be called Nebbiolo di Dronero, but the Nebbiolo di Dronero that is the parent of Albarossa is actually a French grape called Chatus!
As for the wine, it was a deep ruby with a sweet acid berry nose. The sweet berry acid elements continued onto the palate joined by wood notes, which joined with acidity to form a sterling backbone for the wine.
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