Smells great, with plummy, dusty, earthy notes that are clean and inviting, but then shocks the palate with a high degree of sugar. Not clear if this was a stuck fermentation or deliberate. Either way, the wine is awkward and almost insipid. Barbera should be dry. —S.H.
Smells great, with plummy, dusty, earthy notes that are clean and inviting, but then shocks the palate with a high degree of sugar. Not clear if this was a stuck fermentation or deliberate. Either way, the wine is awkward and almost insipid. Barbera should be dry. —S.H.
Smells great, with plummy, dusty, earthy notes that are clean and inviting, but then shocks the palate with a high degree of sugar. Not clear if this was a stuck fermentation or deliberate. Either way, the wine is awkward and almost insipid. Barbera should be dry. —S.H.