About the wine
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- Lush and fruity with a nice little zing -- these are the characteristics that made Barbera one of the top 3 most planted grapes in Italy.
- And even though parts of California have the perfect growing conditions, Barbera hasn't really made it big in the US yet (less than 1% of California's vineyards are planted with Barbera!) As always, Angels are ahead of the curve and get great value.
- If you like Italian food with a big bowl of red sauce and a big glass of red wine, Barbera is perfect. It's got the zing to accompany all those tomatoes!
Best before
Now through 24 months
Serving advice
Open 15 minutes before serving
Food match
BBQ ribs
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
USA
Barbera
Big Red
14.6% ABV
750ml
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Jim Olsen
Years Angel-funded: 2012-18
- Jim didn't just study wine at the University of California, he taught about it for 30 years.
- Before Naked, he worked mainstream jobs like La Crema and held quirkier side gigs - like growing Portuguese grapes in Californian soil.
- Jim spent decades in California cellars. At Naked, he found the most surprising deals for Angels - delighting you with Winemaker Fantasy wines (like White Barbera!) as a true champion of the rare varieties and vineyards in the state.
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Customer comments
Opened this last week and it had improved from a 4 to a 4.5 on the heart scale. More smooth but not more mellow. Still robust and full of flavor but not in a strong way but in a full body flavor way. Wonderful mouth feel. Nice fragrance. All around a wonderful red.
This wine was just a great drinking wine.
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(latest reply 6 years ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Thanks for your kind review. For more of my currently available wines, please visit me at jimolsenwines.com
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6 years ago
Smooth on the tongue,nice after taste. Sip, swallow, repeat. :-)
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(latest reply 10 years ago)
Definitely will buy this again and again.
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
it was a nice wind
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Wow! You must have been keeping this one for quite a while! Thanks for your review.
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1 decade ago
Too dry all round. No smoothness at all.
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Thanks for trying my Barbera. Did you have it with food?
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1 decade ago
Jim Aubin
Angel
Yes Jim. We had it alone and with food. I might add that we had it prior to the last time we ordered Barbara and it was fine then. Different this time.
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1 decade ago
Would deefinittely purchase again.
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Thanks. You should try my newly released 'Field Blend', which is the successor.
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1 decade ago
Perfect red wine. Flavorful but quite mellow finish. I hope that there is more of this on the way.
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Thanks! Look for my just released 'Field Blend'. It's from the same vineyard, and in the same style, with a slightly different varietal blend.
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1 decade ago
Ok but not enough of my style/flavor to buy again
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(latest reply 1 decade ago)
Jim Olsen
Winemaker
Thanks for trying my Barbera. Did you have it with food?
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1 decade ago
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