Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Casa Scarpa 2021 MH but with a softer tannic

but with a softer tannic grip

A bountiful bouquet of fresh brioche

Prohibition is Guiborat's statement wine: 100% Pinot Meunier from vines planted between 1964 and 1968

if a generally affordable one

Scarpa Barbera d'Asti Casa Scarpa 2021 MH but with a softer tannicScarpa is best known for serious, long aged Nebbiolo, so it's easy to overlook that Barbera is where the house has its most fun. Casa Scarpa comes from organically farmed estate fruit in the Poderi Bricchi vineyard at Castel Rocchero, fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel with no oak anywhere in the process, then given six months in bottle before release. That choice keeps the wine crunchy and lifted, all bright red fruit and Barbera's