In the glass
Aroma: blackberry, red fruit preserve, vanilla, toasted hazelnut
Palate: full, enveloping, subtle acidity
A deep ruby Barbera with purple hints, blackberry and red-fruit preserve aromas with vanilla and toasted hazelnut, full and enveloping with subtle acidity and integrated oak.
What it pairs with
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Pasta with meat sauce
Barbera's acidity and fruit carry the ragu. -
Salumi platter
The wine refreshes against cured meats. -
Vitello tonnato
Acidity lifts the cold veal and tuna.
History
Ruvei is Marchesi di Barolo's oak-aged Barbera d'Alba, a richly fruited everyday red.
- 1980 — Marchesi di Barolo releases the Ruvei Barbera
Facts
- Producer
- Marchesi di Barolo
- Grapes
- Barbera (100%)
- Classification
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 14 to 22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1980