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Barberani 2007 Calcaia White (Orvieto Classico Superiore)
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- $45
Barberani makes some of the best dessert wines in central Italy and Calcaia shows this proud winemaking tradition very clearly. A result of noble rot, this sweet blend of Grechetto, Trebbiano and Sauvignon Blanc opens with delicate floral notes backed by citrus blossom, white almond and honey.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Barberani 2008 Passito Villa Monticelli Moscato (Umbria)
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- $45
Gorgeous and syrupy, this Passito dessert wine made with aromatic Moscato grapes is beautifully fragrant with ripe apricot, honey, peach and white almond. It’s smooth, soft, rich and leaves a long candied fruit aftertaste.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Barberani 2006 Calcaia White (Orvieto Classico Superiore)
- Editors' Choice
- $42
Calcaia is an elegant dessert wine from Umbria that has seen botrytis. Delicate aromas of candied fruit, honey and apricot make for an impressive bouquet.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
Barberani 2005 Calcaia White (Orvieto Classico Superiore)
- $45
This extremely elegant sweet wine from Umbria has a distinctive element to its nose that recalls honey tea and dried spring flowers that is achieved thanks to naturally occurring noble rot. The wine tastes creamy and luscious and has long-lasting sweetness with honey and lemon meringue flavors.
— M.L.
(12/15/2008)
Barberani 2006 Moscato Passito Villa Monticelli (Umbria)
- $42
Villa Monticelli Passito represents one of the best dessert wines to come from Umbria, central Italy. Made from air-dried grapes, the wine sports a amber-copper color and opens with syrupy aromas of white raisins, candied fruit, honey and loads of apricot.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
Barberani 2003 Calcaia Dolce White (Orvieto Classico Superiore)
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This is a truly delicious and exciting dessert wine made from botrytisized grapes that are blanketed with fog on the banks of the Tiber River in Umbria. The wine's intensity, peach, honey and almond aromas are simply outstanding. Instead of pairing this with dessert, try it with goat cheese or foie gras.
— M.L.
(2/1/2007)
Barberani 2003 Villa Monticelli Red (Lago di Corbara)
- $30
A blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Barberani’s modern Villa Monticelli is a pleasing wine with noticeable oak shadings behind its natural cherry fruit. These elements are well-integrated, giving rise to more delicate aromas of cola, balsam notes, berry and almond. It offers pretty brilliance and clarity of flavors with thick spice and red fruit…
— M.L.
(5/1/2008)
Barberani 2005 Moscato Passito Villa Monticelli (Umbria)
- $45
With a deep amber color and luminous copper highlights, this Moscato-based dessert wine from central Italy boasts pretty aromas of caramel, chestnut honey, pinecone and candied orange. There are well-integrated toasted or nutty notes in the background. It’s a full and sophisticated wine with a masculine, brooding personality and lightly candied fruit on the close.
— M.L.
(12/15/2008)
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