2014 Borgogno Barbera d'Alba

We are fans of Barbera. It is a wine that goes very well with any meal with red sauce. We tasted this wine over 2 days. On the first night, my husband made a simple spaghetti with red sauce and artichokes and on the second night, he made a delicious eggplant parmigiana. The color was a clear, dark garnet in the glass. There was very little aroma on the nose, though I did detect a little Brett, but it was not off putting. The flavor was on the simple to layered side. The wine tasted of sour cherries with a punch of pepper at the finish. I didn't detect any oak notes on the wine but I did find the product sheet for the Borgogno Barbera d'Alba that mentions that 30% of the wine was aged in Slavonian oak.
Fermentation Method:Short winter pruning of the vine (max 7-8 buds per plant) and selection of grapes during harvest. Traditional vinification in estate cellars in Barolo; medium maceration (8-10 days) at controlled temperature(20-22° C).
Duration And Aging Method: Natural fermentation (without the addition of selected yeasts) is carried out for 12 days at low temperatures, 24/28°C, followed by a soft pressing and aging one part (70%) in stainless steel tanks for 10 months and the other part (30%) in large Slavonian oak casks for 10 months at a temperature of 18°C. After that the two parts are blended together for 6 months of refining in bottle.
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Acidity: over 7 g/l
This wine was priced at $22.99.