Brezza Barbera d’Alba 2006

Brezza Barbera d'Alba 2006

The name Brezza is best known for their brilliant Barolo’s they produce…..Bricco Sarmassa, Cannubi, Sarmassa, and Castellero…. from their 22 ha estate.

The vineyards here date back to 1885 and Giacomo Brezza bottled the first wine in 1910…..95% of the wines here are red….all authentic, robust, good value offerings and one of the pleasing thing about the wines is the estates willingness to adopt an alternative closure for our market…namely vino-lok.

Again….DOCG laws forbid the use of some closures so the Barolo’s will remain under cork for the time being but we can get the Nebbiolo d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Dolcetto d’Alba, Langhe Freisa, and Langhe Chardonnay under the Vino-lok which is a great thing….it’s a slow process.

This particular Barbera vineyard was planted in the Barolo commune in 1968 at 200m altitude on silty,sand soils with underlying clay. Hand-picked and de-stemmed the wine spends one year in large Slovanian oak before bottling and another six months in bottle before release.

Deeply coloured with inviting, savoury aromas of plum, blackberry and cherry with hints of spice, tobacco leaf, licorice with a hint of truffle.

Lovely weight in the mouth with a distinct savoury lean….again lots of red and dark fruit characters….cherry, plum and the like….there is a shrill acidity here….that probably sounds a bit harsh and in no way should put you off as it is characteristic of the variety.

It’s clean as a whistle, laden with spice and earth with a smattering of mahogany, bitter chocolate and truffle and is a wine that cries out for food rather than a solo effort. The oak sit’s nicely in sync with the fruit and the finish shows good balance…..it’s lovely stuff.

Rated: Very Good
Value:
RRP: $50
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Vino-Lok
Drink: 2010-2020
Tasted: 7/12/09 Open Label
Importer: Deja Vu Wines

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