Agostino Pavia, Barbera d'Asti Superiore La Marescialla 2021 Cinsault merited the usual vinification into

merited the usual vinification into a cru wine—one of them was the Brunate parcel

The bunches of hand-harvested grapes are partially dried before pressing in order to concentrate their ripe

‘Tightly knit

the centre and the west of the Saint-Julien appellation

tobacco and warm stone accents stay in the background for now but add steady base notes to the finish

Agostino Pavia, Barbera d'Asti Superiore La Marescialla 2021 Cinsault merited the usual vinification intoPowerful and fleshy super premium Barbera with a dense, unctuous texture, intense raspberry jam, clove, and caramel flavours, and a lingering finish that seems to go on forever. This is a 'big' wine that calls for hearty, savoury foodroast beef or lamb to show at its best, and it will certainly repay decanting for two or three hours before drinking.