Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia Vintage:2012 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13%

42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc

(from two separate parcels of vines

There is a really lovely inner mouth perfumed to the equally spicy and pure largebodied flavors that possess excellent mid-palate density and simply superb focus on the hugely long finish

it offers plenty of black raspberry

jasmine and passion fruit are some of the many notes that give the 2010 its decidedly racy

Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia Vintage:2012 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13%Utterly magnificent in the glass, 2013 Barbera dAlba Francia presents a rich, almost demi glace like texture that envelops the palate. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, hard candy, rose petal and wild flowers all flesh out effortlessly. The 2013 has the energy of a cool, late ripening vintage, but with striking inner sweetness and depth. Elegant, restrained and sophisticated, the 2013 is another real gem from Roberto Conterno. This is just about as