2018 Cigliuti Campass Barbera d'Alba [V90][WA90]

Producer: Cigliuti 
Region: Alba, Piedmont, Italy 
Varietal: Barbera  
Year: 2018 

Vinous, 90 Points 

"The 2018 Barbera d’Alba Campass is a soft, easy-going Barbera to drink now and over the next handful of years.  Smooth contours, plush fruit and mid-weight structure make for an appealing tasty Barbera.  Succulent dark cherry, spices and new leather make themselves known in the glass.  Today the Campass feels a bit compact and closed in on itself, the result of a growing season that yielded mostly mid-weight wines.  Dark blue, purplish fruit, lavender spice and mocha linger." 

Wine Advocate, 90 Points 

"The F.lli Cigliuti 2018 Barbera d'Alba Campass opens to a medium dark color with hues of garnet and ruby. This wine from the Cigliuti family is robust and slightly wild in character, with brambly fruit, sour cherry and a touch of bitter almond. This release of 4,000 bottles is faithful to Barbera's roots, and you cannot help but ponder a heaping dish of tajarin with cheese, especially to soak up some of the 15% alcohol content. This refreshing and food-friendly Barbera closes with a faint hint of crushed white pepper. Campass is a section of the Serraboella cru." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Emerges from the glass with layers of silky, perfumed fruit. The palate bursts with bright red cherries and a touch of vanilla, with superb depth and beautiful balance." 

Alcohol: 15% 

Practicing organic 

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