A wall of chalky, salami-sandwich, vege-meat savory hits up front. Squished-bug acrid rising up from rather plumpy underpinnings. Roasted fish and sauteed mushrooms over a spicy pond-water. Thin and dull on entry, fruit a watered-down rose hip and un-ripe pomegranate. All your Kate Moss fantasies come true on this one, it's sexy, but oh so lean--and backed up with a hazy, cloudy, unfiltered aura of dark fruit. Kind of a *guilt without going to church* thing. Or *neighbor-kid's mom yelling at you* sorta thing. You get what I'm saying? I like this wine. It's not for everyone though. Bling-bros and Paso-blend drinkers, Aussie fans and super-tuscan people probably should steer clear. I'll be honest: a little weirdness where the ripe meets the meagerness, but I am purposely not pulling the *unbalanced* card. It works. especially with my rich sausage and naked tomato sauce over campanelle tonight. Now that you mention it, my meal was a bit of extremes. So the Barbera worked fine. 2012 #FRANCESCHI 'Manzzoni' #Barbera Montalcino #Piemonte DOC Italy 13.0 #riedelglass (at Terlato Wines) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dRBv1H4eK/?igshid=x4awf8dvt2lw