Light Barbera served with duck pappardelle at Porto in Boston — 3 months ago
Quite garnet colour , terracotta rim, slightly younger looking than the Lovara, very fine sediment . Slight touch of leather , then spiced cassis , sous bois , coffee, grafite . On the palate quite good sweet dark fruits , with touch of soy sauce , leather , sous bois , dry spices . Good balanced, quite fresh acidity , soft tannins . Medium length and still showing really quite well . At the end of its drinking window so drink now and over the next couple of years — 6 months ago
From a magnum. Strong tanins at this early stage, chewy. Dark, plum nose and long finish. — 3 months ago
Peter Sultan
Salt water taffy, Italian style — 14 days ago