And for that you get a very classy wine. This one is not in the light, ethereal style of some cheap Barberas which make their way over this neck of the woods. This has concentration and tannic clout. A wine with some bollocks.
And a wine of extraordinary class for the money, in fact I'm going to say the best £4.50 wine available today. Bramble and blueberry fruit, a very refined incense/black cherry nose, tannic clout, real structure, better after 2 hours than it was when first opened.
This is a magnificent wine for £4.50 (the offer price mind you...) Drunk solo, the tannins do poke out, I reckon today those (quite nice) tannins make it a food wine, but it really does have some balancing fruit and concentration. I might pack a couple away for 5 years as an experiment. I love it. It's a fucking good wine!
Asda Extra Special Barbera d'Asti 2007 (Araldica) 7.5+/10 £4.50 on offer Asda
Just thought I'd demonstrate that you have at least one reader! I thoroughly agree with this review, at £4.50 this is a bargain - on my second half dozen already.
ReplyDeleteJust tried the 2008, currently on offer at £5, down from £7+, and it's just as good, Going back for more while it's cheap!
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