- 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:
2023
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barbera d'Alba
Variety:
Barbera
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-SOT-03-23 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
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."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
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."
2022
Vinous
Score
90-92
Date
2023-10-23
2021
Vinous
Score
91-93
Date
2022-12-05
2021
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."