Hilberg "Vareij," Pasquero - 2020

Name: Hilberg "Vareij," Pasquero
Brand: Hilberg
SKU: 20217
Price: 25.96 USD
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Item # 20217 750mL

An aromatic red wine made from a blend of Brachetto and Barbera. This tastes like freshly macerated raspberries, with a touch of geranium and red currant. Crisp and fresh on the palate, this is a great food wine that marries well with salami and other cured meats.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Producer

Hilberg

Grape Variety

Brachetto

Barbera

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

The Pasquero family owns a farm where they've made this wine since the beginning of the 20th century. They used to produce other crops out of necessity, and today, Clementina is in charge of the property and overviews the work of her son Michelangelo who, with his wife Annette, still works on crops such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and more. Wine production, though, is becoming the most important part of their business. This wine is a blend of Bracchetto and Barbera. Bracchetto provides floral flavors while Barbera offers body and a longer finish. It's very aromatic and the palate is smooth and full of red fruit flavors. A medium-bodied red wine that could pair well with cheese or cold cuts.

- AFR

Glossary

Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...

Brachetto

A red grape grown mainly in Piedmont. It's made into aromatic sparkling wines with distinctive strawberry flavors and a deep ruby color.

Barbera

Barbera is grown all over Italy, but the best examples of this red grape come from Piedmont, where it is made into all manner of wines - from easy-drinking quaffers to serious, cellar-worthy bottlings. Wherever they fall on the spectrum of stodginess, however, they are generally ruby-colored, full-bodied, and highly acidic, with remarkably low levels of tannins. The areas that are most strongly associated with Barbera (for good reason) are the Alba and Asti DOCs, which consistently produce...