Cascina Dardi Bussia Barbera d'Alba

Ripe, rich. Balsamic vinegar notes. Mineral. Black cherry fruit. Bit hot.

A veritable workhorse around pasta chefs, the first half of this bottle had been tasted in a half-dozen restaurants by chefs over the past six weeks, with very little oxidation. Time had come for the coup-de-grace at Chateau Vinebuzz in tonight's dinner with asparagus, chanterelles, and a simmered beef sauce over rotelli.

Seems like the perfect amount of bottle age for this wine. Soft and full with a food friendly balance of fruit and earth.

Find me a better pizza wine for 20$ a bottle.

I love this wine but it seems a bit sweeter tonight. Probably should have served it before the tannic Nebbiolo.

Great food wine for 20 dollars

Wonderful pungent barnyard nose. Medium-bodied with a finish that keeps going. Nice.

A great small producer from the town of min forte d'Alba

Savory and spicy. Black cherry, black pepper, leather, hints of violet. Soft tannins. Stunner

Earthy black and red fruits, hints of leather, balanced acid, characteristically Italian.