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Bruna Grimaldi Barbera d'Alba Scassa Superiore 2023

Bruna Grimaldi Barbera d’Alba Scassa Superiore 2023

From a once-unyielding vineyard of stone comes Barbera with soul.
“Scassa” means to break apart — and it delivers: pure red fruit, lifted spice, and precision over power. Vinified in large casks and tonneaux, it’s among the most gastronomic and balanced Barberas you’ll find.

RP91 – “Restrained, bright cherry fruit and sweet almond… never overdone.”

A red wine from Barbera d'Alba that costs €22.5, on average has 90.07 points. You gain 0.93 points.
A red wine from Barbera d'Alba with 91 points costs on average €35.3. That's 36% 'savings'.

Rating: RP91
Lead time: 1 - 2 weeks

Original price was: € 22.50.Current price is: € 16.88.

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Description

Bruna Grimaldi is one of Barolo’s rising modern traditionalists, producing wines that balance purity, precision, and honest vineyard expression. Her Barbera d’Alba Scassa Superiore 2023 takes its name from the rocky site once so stubborn it had to be broken apart by hand — “Scassa” meaning “to clear or shatter.” The result is a beautifully restrained Barbera: tight, bright, and gastronomic. Red cherry, blackberry, sweet almond, and subtle spice glide across a fine-grained frame. A study in balance and understatement.

Grape:Barbera
Country:Italy
Region:Piedmont
Subregion:Barbera d'Alba
Vintage:2023
Winemaker:Bruna Grimaldi
Wine Style:Red
Size:75CL
Rating:RP91
Lead Time:1 – 2 weeks
Drinking Window:2025 – 2030
SKU:TL-10558
Points gain:A red wine from Barbera d’Alba that costs €22.5, on average has 90.07 points. You gain 0.93 points.
Price comparison:A red wine from Barbera d’Alba with 91 points costs on average €35.3. That’s 36% ‘savings’.

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Rating:RP91
Reviewer:Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Robert Parker)
Review:The Bruna Grimaldi 2023 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Scassa comes from a site that was so difficult to farm, rocks had to be broken, hence the wine's name—"Scassa" refers to this difficult clearing process. However, fruit is actually blended from five sites in three villages: Roddi, Diano d'Alba and Sinio. The wine delivers a tight and restrained interpretation of Barbera that doesn't lean into extraction or overdone flavors. Instead, it reveals a contained bouquet with bright cherry fruit and blackberry, some spice and sweet almond, but it never goes overboard, and that's the best thing about this pretty wine. In fact, it is among the more gastronomic of the Barbera d'Albas on the market today. It ages in botte grande and tonneaux for seven months.

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