Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia 2014 Rose currant and blackberry fruit and

currant and blackberry fruit and then fairly smothers it with intense smoky

Best from 2021 through 2033

Impeccable texture and balance in the mouth

the de la Riva name is still held in very high esteem and old bottles are particularly hard to come by

the bedded limestone scree (grèzes litées) lining the slope is composed of small angular Comblanchien limestone fragments

Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia 2014 Rose currant and blackberry fruit and94 Vinous Media The 2014 Barbera d'Alba Francia is a surprisingly rich, powerful wine, especially for the year. An exotic mlange of dark cherry, plum, lavender, sage, cloves and graphite builds in the glass. There is a level of demi glace like textural richness that is impossible to miss. Intense and virile, the 2014 will drink beautifully for a number of years. 92 CellarTracker Excellent wine with great weight and density of cranberry fruit, plush