If you didn’t tell me what it was, I’d have guessed top Amarone. — 2 months ago
Very good Chianti wine 🍷 — 5 months ago
Love this wine. Clean, crisp. No bitterness. Taste of pears, green apple. — 18 days ago
Sometimes you know a wine is good when you want to drink it in slowly. Savor it I guess:) — a month ago
Great regular drinker. Not too tanniny, very chill body and mouthfeel. — 2 months ago
Delicious! The best Moscato d’Asti — 6 months ago
Ceccherini Cristiano
This is the most iconic barbera in Italy
The story of the label is very curious
Single site hill where a lady had a house.
She was nicknamed "Uccellone" meaning big bird due to her prominent nose that resembled a bird beak. Nontheless "Uccellone" in italian slang also mean "big c..k"...
The local priest was horrified by this label and accused Braida of pushing the boundaries too much. The answer was from him to produce another wine honouring the priest called Bricco della Bigotta(Bigot).
The wine is big, it goes in large oak for 18 months and needs decanting. Super smooth, super complex, this a wine for blue cheese or meditation.
It keeps giving you different shade every time you swirl it.
Personally i prefer other style of barbera, but it is a super interesting wine with a lot of history too. — a day ago