Fiorenzo Nada, Barbaresco Manzola, 2018 so062423 magnums for july 4th and the grape's signature almond-bitter

and the grape's signature almond-bitter finish

a combination that keeps the grape's natural plushness in check and lets the terroir do the talking

transparent to the schist rather than blanketed in oak

or creamy vegetable dishes

Fiorenzo Nada, Barbaresco Manzola, 2018 so062423 magnums for july 4th and the grape's signature almond-bitterBarbaresco from Treiso, where slightly sandier soils give Nebbiolo more perfume, more red fruit and finer tannins than the zone's heavier expressions when our team first tasted here, the tannins were so fine they seemed almost sweet. Manzola is a historic Treiso site; Nada's parcel was planted in 1998 at 230 meters on calcareous clay with sandy outcrops, facing southwest. Bruno Nada left a career teaching hotel management to start the estate in 1982,