Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia 2014 Red this 1998 didn't feel oxidized

this 1998 didn't feel oxidized - just fully developed and quite tertiary

Perfect cork

and rhubarb

Medium acidity

spice-cake and floral pastille flavors that steadily deepen through the midpalate

Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d'Alba Francia 2014 Red this 1998 didn't feel oxidized94 Vinous Media The 2014 Barbera d'Alba Francia is a surprisingly rich, powerful wine, especially for the year. An exotic mlange of dark cherry, plum, lavender, sage, cloves and graphite builds in the glass. There is a level of demi glace like textural richness that is impossible to miss. Intense and virile, the 2014 will drink beautifully for a number of years. 92 CellarTracker Excellent wine with great weight and density of cranberry fruit, plush