Barbera d'Alba 'La Ginestra', Paolo Conterno Bottle:1 White flowers (orange blossom) and

White flowers (orange blossom) and hints of citric also coming through

Light tannins and orange peel acidity keep this focused

The beauty is there aromatically

Each sip progresses into fresh plums and nectarines with sea salt and vanilla

Medium tannins support the body of this wine

Barbera d'Alba 'La Ginestra', Paolo Conterno Bottle:1 White flowers (orange blossom) and100% Barbera from 40 year old vines planted to calcareous clay soils in Monforte dAlba Southern exposure at 300 meters above sea level Grapes are picked in the first weeks of October Fermentation and maceration over 12 14 days in stainless steel followed by maturation for 8 12 months in 35HL French oak casks Approximately 920 cases produced