Bava

Piano Alto Nizza Barbera d'Asti Superiore

8.73 ratings
8.41 pro ratings
Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Barbera
Duck, Goose, Game, Chili & Hot Spicy, Turkey, Mushrooms, Chicken, Tomato-Based, Pork, Venison, Potato, Pasta, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Herbs, Veal, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.4

Dark. Hard, iron, some brown sugar, tar, blood.

Dark. Hard, iron, some brown sugar, tar, blood.

Dec 16th, 2015
Spencer Dodd

High acidity but not uncontrollable, great with food. Dark fruit, rhubarb and the like. Some smoothness in the tannins. Good but not as complex as I would have hoped.

High acidity but not uncontrollable, great with food. Dark fruit, rhubarb and the like. Some smoothness in the tannins. Good but not as complex as I would have hoped.

Aug 8th, 2016
Michael Horne

Black licorice, soil on the nose.
Tannin+, black cherry and raspberry jam, acidity+.

Black licorice, soil on the nose.
Tannin+, black cherry and raspberry jam, acidity+.

Jul 22nd, 2016