2024 Amador County
Barbera
Combining the fruit profile and silky tannins of our Zinfandel with the body and acidity of our Pinot Noir, this Barbera is universally appealing. Easy to sip on its own, it is also the ultimate pizza, pasta, and hamburger wine.
Flavor Profiles
Deep aromas of plum and rhubarb rise from the glass, with hints of clove and warm pie crust. The palate follows with rich, dark fruit that builds in intensity with a lingering finish. Barbera’s signature acidity keeps everything lifted and fresh, lending the wine its characteristic brightness and balance.
The majority of the fruit for this wine is grown by Dick Cooper, the Godfather of Barbera in the Sierra Foothills. Dick first planted Barbera in the region in the 1970s and remains one of its most preeminent producers. This vintage also marks the debut of fruit from our new estate plantings. Together, they deliver ripe, flavorful fruit with beautiful, bright acidity.
Our Barbera is made with gentle, straightforward techniques that let the fresh fruit shine. After destemming and tank-fermentation, the wine aged 15 months in 790-gallon French oak casks. Traditionally used in Italy, these large casks minimize wine-to-barrel exposure, preserving bright fruit flavors while adding a soft, rounded texture that comes with oak aging. This is the only wine in our portfolio aged this way.
- Harvest Date
- Sept. 16th – Oct. 1st 2024
- Varietal
- Barbera
- Brix at Harvest
- 26
- Alcohol
- 14.7%
- Cooperage
- 12 months in French oak casks
