2019 Barbera d'Alba Vignota Conterno Fantino

The 2019 Barbera d'Alba Vignota exhibits a dark ruby color with lively and healthy color intensity. The bouquet shows similar vitality with honest aromas that navigate the realms of wild cherry, Japanese plum and pressed rose. To the palate, this wine delivers solid fruit that is crisp and almost crunchy in texture. That more angular or sculpted quality to the fruit is the wine's most interesting characteristic in my opinion. Sample it with blue cheese or Gorgonzola on crackers.