The 2021 Barbera d'Asti La Crena is exceptional. Bright red-toned fruit chalk mint white pepper and rose petal are all beautifully delineated. In recent times Vietti has focused more on freshness in their Barberas and that is especially evident in La Crena?a wine that used to be very dark and heavy but is far from that today. Clean mineral notes extend the vibrant finish. Give this a few years to develop the full range of its aromatic breadth. What a wine!
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