Agostino Pavia & Figli Barbera d'Asti La Marescialla

Deep ruby colour. Lovely nose with powerful red fruit, lots of cherry, some oak, incredibly inviting. Then palette bursts with red fruit, good acidity and the smoothest of tannins. This is very good stuff indeed.

All the elements of good barbera.

Perfectly balanced. Wonderful value. Fruit throughout the finish

This is an approachable wine now but will be even better in 2-3 years. It was cellared at 55 degrees and it takes time to open up. Give it 75 -90 mins and it is delightful. When opened there is a strong presence of Etoh and sour cherry. It's strong at first sip but let it rest. At 30 min fully decanted the sour cherry softens slightly and pepper and vanilla notes begin to emerge. ETOH can be smelled and …