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.

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

amazing with pasta and roasted meat

Katrina had this 9 years ago