- 100% Barbera from Basarin in Neive
- Fermentation and maceration lasts 25-30 days
- No selected yeasts are used
- Ages 9 months in cask where it completes malolactic fermentation
- No filtering and no fining prior to bottling
- 1,000 cases produced annually
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barbera d'Alba
Variety:
Barbera
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-SOT-03-22 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2025-01-30
"The Sottimano 2022 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairolero was born in a vintage that was quite problematic for Andrea Sottimano, especially in terms of his Nebbiolo. He decided not to make his single-vineyard Barbarescos in 2022. Barbera, however, is a different animal that reacts well to hot vintages. This wine reveals a dark character with baked plum and blackberry coulis. It's quite a mouthful and pleasantly chewy in texture."
Vinous
Score
90-92
Date
2023-10-23
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-10-28
"The 2023 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Pairolero is a classy, elegant wine, just as it was when I tasted it last year. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, cloves, licorice and mocha all meld together. Faced with a very warm year, Sottimano left more leaves and more crop on the vine with the goal of extending phenolic ripeness. It worked. The 2023 is a gorgeous wine that captures the essence of the house style."
2023
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2026-01-30
"Aromatic, this red is eloquent, evoking saturated flavors of blackberry, black currant, violet and graphite. Vibrant and builds on the palate to the long, scintillating finish. Drink now through 2032.‡B.S."
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2021-06-17
Vinous
Score
91-93
Date
2022-12-05
Wine Spectator
Score
90
Date
2024-04-30
"Simultaneously luscious and fluid, with black cherry, black currant, earth and toasty spice flavors flowing through seamlessly. Balanced, with a firm, succulent finish that defines the fruit and oak accents. Drink now through 2027. 1,000 cases made, 300 cases imported."