Country: US / Mountain Selection
Variety: Barbera California
Winery: Scott Harvey / Amador County
This is a very, very dry, acidic, tannic wine. It’s the opposite of lush. There’s something old-fashionedly rustic about it, the kind of wine they drank 50 years ago. But it is firm and clean, with insistent flavors of cherries and coffee, and will pair well with tomato sauce dishes.