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Tranche Barbera (Columbia Valley (WA))

Tranche

Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Barbera
Country
United States
Region
Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Columbia Valley
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carnes vermelhas · massas com molhos de tomate · queijos curados · pratos com cogumelos

Rated vintages

  • 201088 pts

    Though it's been held back since being bottled, this remains tight and closed. Suggestions of strawberry and chocolate come up from a firm and compact body, with plenty of acidity and hints of green olive and coffee grounds. Aerate, decant, and/or cellar this wine.

  • 200792 pts

    The soft but flavorful entry into a land of dark fruits, smoke and espresso barely hints at the wine to come. Give it time to breathe and it opens into a wonderfully complex, smooth and creamy wine with no rough edges. Pretty red fruit, seductive and lingering, is matched to hin…

  • 200688 pts

    The tart, strawberry flavors of Barbera come into balance, amplified with what seems to be a generous amount of new oak, which contributes lovely caramel throughout the finish. Acids and tannins are in proportion, and the cinnamon toast flavors of the finish end harmoniously.