Tranquil Heart Vineyard 2016 Barbera Red Wine 750ml

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RED – Barbera (Bar- BEAR-uh)
Barbera is the most common grape in north west Italy, where for long it was responsible for lightish, bitter cherry-flavoured wines with marked acidity.  Treated to barrel aging, it produces an exciting fundamental impact on the chemistry of the wine being aged. The result is a better balanced wine with a deeper, darker hue and enhanced aromatics and other intricacies. Because Barbera is inherently low in tannins, use of oak barrels can impart some much needed wood tannin to the wine and thereby enhancing the wine’s structure and complexity. It also softens and takes the burr off Barbera’s tart acidity. The net result is a less acidic, better balanced, softer and more tannic, cellar-worthy wine.
Pairings – Pair with oven roasted chicken, seafood jambalaya, meat lasagna, beef stroganoff, roast beef, ravioli, manicotti (w/cheese), rosemary lamb chops, veal and potatoes vinaigrette, veal scallopini, braciola di maiale, pizza with artichokes or red peppers, tomato and basil pizza, minestrone, beef with mushroom and/or onion gravy. Fontina cheese, Brie, Gorgonzola, or a harder cheese pairs very nicely.