Tasting - Barbera

 

Name: Bricco Del Tati
Variety: Barbera
Country: Italy
Region: Mombaruzzo
Vintage: 2017
Price: $7.00

Wine Review: "This is a young, fresh, lively Barbera with a persistent and attractive bouquet of black cherries and a bit of spice on the palate. It has few tannins which are typical of the Barbera varietal and a medium finish. Delightfully approachable, it is great with medium to strong cheeses, barbecue, and game." - Wine review done by vivino.com. 

Wine Folly: The textbook states that Barbera is the "everyday drinking red wine of Piedmont", and that this wine is very approachable with a decently high level of acidity. It suggests that you try this wine variety with some vegetable-driven dishes and that most of this wine is grown in Italy (pg 125). 

My Review: The first smell taste gives me the aromas of some strong tart cherries. The tartness of these cherries really comes alive on the nose, and I think I am also getting some hints of spices apparent in the wine. The first taste test was pleasant for one second until the rush of acidity hit my tongue, my god. The cherries that are present in the wine are the first things that I taste until the high levels of acid hit the back of my throat. It is kind of hard to distinguish much else from this wine because of how high the acid levels are. I did not pair any food with this wine but if I were to it would be food high in fatty and creamy levels in order to balance out that acid.