Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG, Italy 2022 Case (6x750ml) Michel Magnien the attempt with this wine

the attempt with this wine is to make one that represents the whole of the Russian River Valley

but the oak feels more integrated than the initial that I tasted in my previous review of Rioja

So floral and perfumed for this hot and dry vintage

Crafted with Hiroshima's prized sake rice 'Hattan Nishiki' and sake yeast #9

yellow plum and canned peach gliding into dried herbs and a juicy

Michele Chiarlo Cipressi Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG, Italy 2022 Case (6x750ml) Michel Magnien the attempt with this wineMichele Chiarlo Cipressi Nizza is a fresh and fragrant, dry, medium bodied Barbera vinified in steel tanks and aged for 12 months in large oak casks. Elegant and bright with fresh red berry, cherry, raspberry and dried sweet tobacco leaf flavours, the wine is savoury and vibrant on the palate. Tannins are velvety.