2017 | Scarpa La Bogliona Barbera | Barbera d'Asti Chateau Joanin Becot warm apple

warm apple

melon and lemon with some chalky minerality very evident

yet ever so refined and polished and it grows on the palate

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The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous is its usual assemblage of 60% old-vine Grenache from a sandy sector of La Crau

2017 | Scarpa La Bogliona Barbera | Barbera d'Asti Chateau Joanin Becot warm appleThe wine opens with a heady note of spiced plum preserves with clove, anise and cinnamon followed by dried violets and a touch of dried green herbs. The structured palate sits firm but finds its lift from the bright acidity that pulses through the wine finishing with macerated cherry and dried violet flavors. 91 Pts Wine Enthusiast