Conterno Fantino Barbera d’Alba DOC ‘Vignota’ 2023 auckland The palate is long and

The palate is long and smooth with sweet dark cherry and strawberry predominating

a historic Montalcino variety

Good balancing acidity

Although a hot summer and some frost damage to the fruit resulted in low crop turn-over

Conterno Fantino Barbera d’Alba DOC ‘Vignota’ 2023 auckland The palate is long andFrom a selection of Monforte's finest vineyards: Ginestra, Mosconi, Pajana, Bussia and Ornati. Some of these are old vineyards, with most replanting taking place in the early 1990's. Barbera is given prime vineyard location, mostly on windswept crests at about 280 metres on sand silt soils. Aged 10 months in second use barriques, the wine is a deep purple with an intense nose of violets and cherries; a seductively fruity palate with marked acidity, a