Barbera is turning out to be a real player in southern California, where coastal breezes combine with warm valleys and hillsides to get ripeness and preserve acidity – Barbera’s calling card. This version from Jim Hart delivers ripe red fruit with blueberry and brown spice notes that linger long together. Look for more iterations of this variety from So Cal thanks to wines like this one. A Double Gold Award winner at the 2020 Toast of the Coast International Wine Competition.
Volcan Mountain Winery, Temecula Valley (Riverside County, California) Barbera 2017
By Rich Cook