Azienda Agricola Daniele Saccoletto, Barbera "Minerva 240," Piemonte, Italy NV
{organic} 100% Barbera
BLACK CHERRY & CASSIS, SUPERB BALSAMICO, SPRITZY
Daniele Saccoleto began four decades ago as a grape grower. Purchasing land and gradually updating his winemaking facilities, he eventually emerged as is today – a humble iconoclast, refusing to compromise in the name of mediocrity, working outside of the Italian system of pedigrees. This is a bruiser of a Barbera – albeit an elegant and complex one, with ethereal, captivating, bittersweet perfumes of bergamot revealing foresty black fruits. Rustically spritzy.
Serving Suggestion: Salumi spread w/ cheeses like robiola & fontina. Wintery leek salad w/ boiled fingerling potatoes, peppery arugula, garlic, beet, & balsamic vinegar.
