2018 Barbera Reserve

Rich and fruity with the perfect balance of acidity and weight. Notes of huckleberry, bittersweet chocolate, violets and ripe blueberries.

Tasted 1/8/20:

Color: dark/deep raspberry with a garnet rim

Nose: leather, earth, red peppercorn, cocoa nibs, glycerin, black plum, tobacco leaf, graphite/stone...

Palate: intense chocoalte (98% D.C.), sharp/angular, sweet/tart raspberry, earth/dirt, dry finish, a bit floral - purple flowers like violet, focused finish.