Anvers Barbera 2022
- 92
- $38
- Drink by: 2025-2028
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A first bottling from newly planted vines. 10% whole bunches into open top fermenters with the rest destemmed with gentle plunging. 55% pressed to French oak of which only 10% was new and the rest into stainless steel. Aged for 10 months on light lees. An intense wine with plenty of concentration for its youthful vines. A real bramble of boysenberry, mulberry and some cassis. Cherry cordial and plum jam. A rosemary twig or two with dark chocolate and powdered coffee. The palate is medium bodied with a completeness to the sandy tannins and lift of acidity. It shows the seductive side of Barbera well, with a touch more cheek and character that I find quite enjoyable. This will be an interesting wine to watch as it matures in bottle and also as the vines age. For now this is ideal bbq pizza or smokey ribs territory. Drink now or will cellar for 2-3 years further.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
