Red · Barbera d'Alba · Italien
Roberto Sarotto Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba
Scored from 2,193 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Red · Italien (289 wines).
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Is Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba a good wine?
Tasting profile
A full-bodied, well-structured Barbera showing round, fruity character with dark berries, balanced and softened by barrique aging and malolactic fermentation despite its 16% alcohol. Reviewers find it rich and aromatic, pairing well with stews, lamb, and cheese, and noting it benefits from cellar age.
Synthesized from 2,193Vivino reviewers' tasting notes for this bottle.
What reviewers say
“Excellent. Full, round with a lot of dark berries. Perfect accompaniment to stews, lamb anand cheese. Definitely profited from a year in the cellar.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Among the top 1% of wines in the world, the Roberto Sarotto Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba is an extremely popular red wine among the Vivino community, making it one of our best-selling reds year after year. Having said this, the Roberto Sarotto Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba 2020 ranks #2 in the Top 25 Italian Barbera wines in the United States right now, so if you’re looking for a vintage to try out first, 2020 is a good starting point. Additionally, according to the Vivino community, Roberto Sarotto Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba 2019 vintage rates better than any other year for this wine. Roberto Sarotto estates is a family run company and has always been part of the wine world. The Sarotto family have been growing grapes in the region since the 16th century, holding a firm belief in traditional values, as well as being unafraid to try new things. Celebrated as a dark red ‘powerhouse’, this full-bodied, smooth and highly drinkable red Roberto Luna hasmedium tannins, medium acidity, and a long, lingering finish. Popularly paired with poultry and pasta dishes, as well as veal, pork and game, Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba is universally loved by wine drinkers up and down the US.
Roberto Sarotto Elena La Luna Barbera d'Alba is an Italian red from Barbera d'Alba.
288 other reds from Italy form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 2,193 of its Vivino reviewers. A broader pool of 2,281 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead.
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- Red · Italien · 289 wines
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