Chapel Down - English Sparkling Brut NV (750ml) Barbera d'Asti Superiore

Chapel Down - English Sparkling Brut NV (750ml) Barbera d'Asti SuperioreWinemaker Notes The classic English sparkling wine, a fantastic alternative to champagne. Elegant aromas of red apple, lemongrass and freshly baked bread together with hints of strawberry, citrus and quince on the palate. Crisp and fresh with lively acidity and fine persistent bubbles. Chapel Down Brut is great as an aperitif or a perfect pairing to salads, white meat and seafood such as the British classic fish and chips. Professional Ratings

A textural triumph

This wine pairs well with savory pies

Using the budwood from the mother vineyard to clone a second generation carries our vineyard story forward

maceration

this well priced Tempranillo combines components from Briones

the 2017 Barbera Jack's Vineyard has a ripe yet savory nose of mulled red and black fruits

High-quality dry wine Plavac Mali from the localities of Sv

produced with 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot

No excess fat here

De Bartoli has vines not at its home estate in the contrada of Samperi near Marsala but slightly north in the province of Trapani (where their Pignatello is planted as well)

An exotic feel overall held in by firm tannins that are welcome in the sense of the restraint that they add

it's a pleasure-bent effort to drink over the coming decade