Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Briccomora 2023 Old Rioja this cuvée balances ripeness with

this cuvée balances ripeness with vibrant acidity

A premade batch of 2 parts whiskey

owned since 1990 by Daniel and Florence Cathiard

or a Martini with a lemon twist

buttery on the palate with a tense minerality

Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Briccomora 2023 Old Rioja this cuvée balances ripeness withLong before anyone else thought Barbera deserved serious treatment, Scarpa did. The house has been around for more than 170 years, and back in the 1960s when Barbera was Piedmont's everyday drinker, made to be thrown back young and cheap Scarpa was already building versions meant to age. Briccomora comes from the I Bricchi estate, on the border between Castel Rocchero and Acqui, and it is pure Barbera: bright cherry and plum, a floral lift, and the