Accornero 2021 Giulin Barbera Del Monferrato DOC

The Wine

Many wine fans are familiar with Barbera d'Asti and Barbera d'Alba, but if you're familiar with their more obscure sibling, a region known as Monferrato (see map), count yourself among the top tier of Italian wine lovers. But what it lacks in familiarity it makes up for in girth, so to speak, as it boasts over 10,000 acres of vines!

This wine is notably more earthy than Barberas from other regions and has a deeper color and a bouquet dominated by ripe plums and baked cherries with a twist of black peppercorns. The Barbera grape is appreciated for its ability to retain freshness (acidity) even during hot summers - making it a potential 'grape of the future' for a warming climate. 

Deep ruby-red, notes of red berries, coffee and sweet tobacco, with a juicy, fresh finish. Easy drinking and juicy - you'll be back to your glass again and again, then back to the store for more. 

The Winery

Now in their fifth generation of the Accornero family (see their tree, below). Their founder, great-great Grandpa, settled in Northern Italy's Casale Monferrato, an area that reaches to the north-east corner of Piedmont, ending at the Po river. Picturesque, idyllic villages abound in this historic area, where they dot the top of every hill within view.

And Monferrato’s morphology is very hilly! The land goes back to the Tertiary age, when it emerged from the sea that filled the Po Valley. The region is abundant with 'white lands' - walk through the local vineyards and it becomes routine to find bleached fossil shells beneath your feet.