Francesco Versio, Barbaresco Vintage:2021 and both are in balance

and both are in balance with the other—a symbiotic relationship if there ever was one

raspberry and a whiff of cranberry

(sold under the Thierry Pillot label)

There is better density to the more powerful and serious medium weight flavors where the slightly warm finish is notably firmer

wild dark berries and forest floor aromas to shine

Francesco Versio, Barbaresco Vintage:2021 and both are in balanceNeive. Tasted blind. Deep, lustrous ruby. Deep, aromatic cherry fruit nose and plenty of fragrant sweet cherry on the palate. Very embryonic and long and with lots of chewy tannins and succulent acidity. Concentrated and yet elegantly built. (WS)