This vintage Barbera D’Asti pretty well lives up to its reputation. I wish we could have tried a bottle of it 5 years ago to see what the years have done to this wine though. My feeling at this point about vintage wines in general is that after 10 years they all tend to contain what we’ve come to call “that vintage taste”. It is a slightly sour and dusty flavor… not in a bad way though. It just makes the wine go better with sushi! Have you ever had a decent wine that was at least 8-10 years old? Then you probably know what I’m talking about.
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